# HS 550969 (Not Sewing Thread) global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in (not sewing thread), of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with fibres n.e.s. in item no. 5509.6, not put up for retail sale reached $273.7M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of +0.3%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $295.9M | +7% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | $272.5M | -7.9% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | $297.9M | +9.3% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | $297.9M | -0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | $250.9M | -15.8% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | $289.1M | +15.3% | -1% |
| 2019 | $270.0M | -6.6% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | $214.9M | -20.4% | -5% |
| 2021 | $292.6M | +36.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | $290.3M | -0.8% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | $242.4M | -16.5% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | $273.7M | +12.9% | -2.2% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bangladesh | $85.4M | +13.1% | 7 |
| Viet Nam | $38.7M | +10.1% | 9 |
| Georgia | $16.1M | +226.6% | 1 |
| China | $12.1M | -21% | 16 |
| India | $9.1M | +87.8% | 8 |
| Italy | $8.3M | +14.5% | 18 |
| Republic of Korea | $7.2M | -15.4% | 7 |
| Yemen | $7.1M | -6.9% | 3 |
| Russia | $6.7M | +8.4% | 9 |
| Spain | $6.1M | +13.2% | 9 |
| Germany | $5.4M | +19.4% | 17 |
| Cambodia | $5.4M | -14.2% | 5 |

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