# HS 550190 Synthetic Filament Tow global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in synthetic filament tow, of synthetic materials n.e.c. in heading no. 5501 reached $100.4M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +4.2%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $55.0M | -14.6% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | $65.9M | +19.8% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | $63.6M | -3.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | $68.0M | +7% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | $73.2M | +7.7% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | $81.6M | +11.4% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | $81.5M | -0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | $66.2M | -18.8% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | $81.9M | +23.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | $92.6M | +13.1% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | $90.1M | -2.7% | +10.8% |
| 2024 | $100.4M | +11.4% | +7% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | $22.0M | +9.6% | 7 |
| Germany | $15.2M | +31.6% | 21 |
| USA | $13.7M | +5.6% | 15 |
| Israel | $8.5M | +19.9% | 3 |
| Spain | $5.8M | -5.8% | 21 |
| United Rep. of Tanzania | $5.4M | +2.7% | 11 |
| Thailand | $4.3M | +138.7% | 13 |
| Netherlands | $3.8M | +51.3% | 24 |
| Nigeria | $2.1M | +21.9% | 7 |
| Pakistan | $1.7M | +36.6% | 5 |
| Finland | $1.2M | +116.5% | 6 |
| Turkey | $1.2M | +80% | 8 |

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