# HS 540331 Filament global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of viscose rayon (not high tenacity), single, untwisted or twisted 120 turns per metre or less, not for retail sale, not sewing thread reached $605.7M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +3.9%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $502.1M | +8.2% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | $522.1M | +4% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | $413.5M | -20.8% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | $419.0M | +1.3% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | $446.4M | +6.5% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | $526.7M | +18% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | $501.0M | -4.9% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | $379.4M | -24.3% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | $557.0M | +46.8% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | $691.9M | +24.2% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | $633.0M | -8.5% | +18.6% |
| 2024 | $605.7M | -4.3% | +2.8% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| India | $314.1M | +21.7% | 8 |
| Pakistan | $84.2M | -5% | 9 |
| Turkey | $34.3M | -9.2% | 12 |
| Italy | $31.0M | -5% | 15 |
| Germany | $14.3M | -8.4% | 21 |
| Republic of Korea | $13.0M | -16.3% | 11 |
| Philippines | $10.4M | +36.4% | 7 |
| Belarus | $9.8M | +106.5% | 7 |
| Japan | $9.5M | -3.8% | 6 |
| Morocco | $8.4M | -2.4% | 8 |
| Bangladesh | $8.2M | -3.3% | 3 |
| Indonesia | $6.9M | -8.1% | 7 |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._