# HS 550490 Artificial Staple Fibres global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in artificial staple fibres, other than of viscose, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning reached $780.1M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +4.8%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $343.9M | -2.2% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | $374.4M | +8.9% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | $450.8M | +20.4% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | $474.7M | +5.3% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | $524.6M | +10.5% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | $574.6M | +9.5% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | $616.2M | +7.2% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | $478.3M | -22.4% | -3% |
| 2021 | $581.1M | +21.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | $708.2M | +21.9% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | $675.6M | -4.6% | +12.2% |
| 2024 | $780.1M | +15.5% | +10.3% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China | $306.6M | +4% | 20 |
| Pakistan | $100.1M | +16.5% | 8 |
| Bangladesh | $91.9M | +62.9% | 11 |
| Viet Nam | $37.5M | +1.2% | 14 |
| India | $37.2M | -2.2% | 12 |
| Spain | $32.0M | +9.1% | 14 |
| USA | $31.2M | +32.3% | 19 |
| Indonesia | $20.8M | +3.6% | 20 |
| Germany | $17.9M | +8.7% | 17 |
| Turkey | $12.4M | -26% | 13 |
| Israel | $11.7M | -1.4% | 5 |
| Sweden | $7.3M | +5.3% | 7 |

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