# HS 540490 Strip And The Like (Eg Artificial St global trade...

Reported global trade in strip and the like (eg artificial straw), of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm reached $490.6M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +2.9%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $401.5M | +8.9% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | $438.0M | +9.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | $435.4M | -0.6% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | $404.6M | -7.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | $388.8M | -3.9% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | $436.2M | +12.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | $425.9M | -2.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | $422.1M | -0.9% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | $537.7M | +27.4% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | $676.0M | +25.7% | +16.6% |
| 2023 | $511.4M | -24.3% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | $490.6M | -4.1% | -3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $126.2M | +4.9% | 37 |
| Belgium | $32.6M | +6.3% | 26 |
| France | $32.1M | -4.3% | 35 |
| Netherlands | $25.0M | +6.4% | 43 |
| Spain | $20.7M | +16.1% | 31 |
| Italy | $18.0M | +3.3% | 38 |
| Mexico | $15.3M | +22.8% | 24 |
| Germany | $14.5M | +8.4% | 42 |
| United Kingdom | $13.9M | -3.7% | 32 |
| India | $13.4M | +5.9% | 29 |
| Turkey | $12.4M | +1.3% | 29 |
| China | $10.8M | +1% | 34 |

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