# HS 540720 From Strip Or The Like global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in from strip or the like, of synthetic textile materials reached $1.2B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -1.9%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.1B | +7.2% | +9% |
| 2014 | $1.3B | +10.7% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | $1.2B | -5.7% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | $1.1B | -11.3% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | $1.1B | +8.5% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | $1.3B | +10.3% | +2% |
| 2019 | $1.4B | +7.5% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | $1.2B | -12.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | $1.6B | +33.4% | +7.9% |
| 2022 | $1.5B | -6% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | $1.2B | -21.7% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | $1.2B | +5.5% | -8.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA | $306.8M | +1.9% | 49 |
| Netherlands | $63.6M | -5% | 48 |
| Canada | $49.7M | +6.4% | 37 |
| Germany | $40.4M | -0.2% | 48 |
| France | $38.5M | -1.4% | 44 |
| Poland | $34.3M | +2.6% | 33 |
| Brazil | $33.2M | +14.5% | 22 |
| Belgium | $32.9M | -5.1% | 31 |
| Viet Nam | $32.0M | +13.6% | 27 |
| Japan | $31.4M | +1.5% | 19 |
| United Kingdom | $31.4M | -2.2% | 38 |
| Italy | $29.9M | -0.3% | 37 |

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