# HS 550390 Synthetic Staple Fibres global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in synthetic staple fibres, of synthetic materials n.e.c. in heading no. 5503, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning reached $677.2M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -1.6%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $611.7M | +15.3% | +11% |
| 2014 | $694.0M | +13.4% | +10% |
| 2015 | $641.8M | -7.5% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | $552.5M | -13.9% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | $658.0M | +19.1% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | $707.9M | +7.6% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | $734.2M | +3.7% | +9.9% |
| 2020 | $761.4M | +3.7% | +5% |
| 2021 | $863.2M | +13.4% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | $812.0M | -5.9% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | $660.7M | -18.6% | -4.6% |
| 2024 | $677.2M | +2.5% | -7.8% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $117.8M | -13.6% | 20 |
| USA | $54.8M | +6.5% | 23 |
| Germany | $52.4M | -0.3% | 28 |
| Brazil | $41.8M | +0.9% | 17 |
| Italy | $36.4M | +1.4% | 25 |
| Indonesia | $29.0M | +4.4% | 9 |
| India | $28.5M | +14.7% | 20 |
| Japan | $28.4M | +15.3% | 17 |
| Mexico | $22.0M | +7.5% | 17 |
| Viet Nam | $20.4M | +39.4% | 8 |
| Thailand | $20.2M | -3.2% | 17 |
| Morocco | $17.9M | +94.6% | 9 |

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