# HS 550340 Synthetic Staple Fibres global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in synthetic staple fibres, of polypropylene, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning reached $642.9M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +0%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $756.7M | +12.6% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | $825.9M | +9.1% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | $735.5M | -10.9% | +3% |
| 2016 | $669.7M | -8.9% | -4% |
| 2017 | $702.5M | +4.9% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | $782.5M | +11.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | $641.5M | -18% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | $583.8M | -9% | -6% |
| 2021 | $855.0M | +46.5% | +3% |
| 2022 | $726.0M | -15.1% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | $605.4M | -16.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | $642.9M | +6.2% | -9.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $106.2M | -7.3% | 34 |
| Italy | $61.1M | -4.4% | 31 |
| USA | $49.3M | -0.6% | 27 |
| Canada | $36.0M | +2.7% | 22 |
| Bangladesh | $33.4M | +16.4% | 10 |
| Czechia | $24.1M | -6.9% | 25 |
| France | $23.8M | +1.6% | 32 |
| Netherlands | $22.1M | +0.4% | 33 |
| Mozambique | $22.0M | +3.7% | 13 |
| Hungary | $18.7M | +21.4% | 23 |
| Turkey | $17.9M | +7.4% | 20 |
| Poland | $16.8M | +3.2% | 18 |

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