# HS 550130 Synthetic Filament Tow global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in synthetic filament tow, acrylic or modacrylic reached $784.1M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -2%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.0B | -1.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | $1.1B | +1.8% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | $941.3M | -10.7% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | $816.0M | -13.3% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | $868.2M | +6.4% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | $978.5M | +12.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | $866.7M | -11.4% | +2% |
| 2020 | $719.7M | -17% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | $973.4M | +35.3% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | $1.1B | +13.6% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | $885.5M | -19.9% | +7.2% |
| 2024 | $784.1M | -11.4% | -7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Iran | $176.6M | +11.8% | 11 |
| Turkey | $53.5M | -5.3% | 14 |
| Indonesia | $47.0M | -8.4% | 15 |
| USA | $46.4M | -13.2% | 23 |
| China | $45.7M | -1.8% | 16 |
| Bangladesh | $39.6M | +6.8% | 7 |
| Senegal | $39.3M | +2.2% | 4 |
| Nigeria | $25.9M | -14.5% | 8 |
| Togo | $24.2M | -3.2% | 3 |
| India | $20.0M | -11.2% | 13 |
| South Africa | $18.5M | +8.2% | 12 |
| Mozambique | $17.7M | +34.8% | 5 |

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