# HS 550210 Artificial Filament Tow Of Cellulose global trade...

Reported global trade in artificial filament tow of cellulose acetate reached $2.7B in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +12.3%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $2.6B | +6.9% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | $2.6B | -1% | +5% |
| 2015 | $2.2B | -14.6% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | $1.8B | -16.7% | -11% |
| 2017 | $1.6B | -11.6% | -14.3% |
| 2018 | $1.6B | +0.7% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | $1.5B | -5.8% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | $1.6B | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | $1.5B | -1.4% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | $1.6B | +4.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | $2.6B | +63.7% | +18.9% |
| 2024 | $2.7B | +4.5% | +21.2% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | $342.2M | +31.2% | 19 |
| Indonesia | $263.3M | +13.9% | 17 |
| Poland | $231.0M | +54.3% | 18 |
| Turkey | $158.2M | +12.9% | 13 |
| Netherlands | $109.4M | -3% | 17 |
| Germany | $105.5M | +3.7% | 24 |
| Viet Nam | $99.4M | +16.4% | 9 |
| Republic of Korea | $94.8M | +9.5% | 9 |
| Czechia | $90.9M | +49.2% | 10 |
| Egypt | $89.7M | +29.6% | 10 |
| India | $76.0M | +22.9% | 9 |
| South Africa | $70.3M | +25.3% | 12 |

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