# HS 540333 Filament global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of cellulose acetate, single, not for retail sale, not sewing thread reached $430.2M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +15.8%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $207.8M | +9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | $221.0M | +6.3% | -4.7% |
| 2015 | $201.5M | -8.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | $168.4M | -16.4% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | $161.3M | -4.2% | -10% |
| 2018 | $185.1M | +14.8% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | $206.2M | +11.4% | +7% |
| 2020 | $154.5M | -25.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | $214.1M | +38.6% | +5% |
| 2022 | $256.9M | +20% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | $385.7M | +50.1% | +35.7% |
| 2024 | $430.2M | +11.5% | +26.2% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $128.6M | +18.4% | 11 |
| Republic of Korea | $66.6M | +9.1% | 7 |
| United Arab Emirates | $50.0M | +129.6% | 7 |
| Italy | $43.4M | +12.9% | 11 |
| Armenia | $27.9M | +144% | 2 |
| Poland | $14.8M | +68% | 8 |
| Japan | $11.6M | +29.9% | 4 |
| Netherlands | $9.8M | +30.4% | 14 |
| Spain | $7.1M | +26.7% | 5 |
| Ukraine | $7.0M | +13.5% | 4 |
| Belgium | $5.7M | -18.2% | 7 |
| Turkey | $5.1M | +19.6% | 10 |

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