# HS 591131 Fabrics And Felts global trade data overview...

Reported global trade in fabrics and felts, endless or fitted with linking devices, of a kind used in paper-making or similar machines, weighing less than 650g/m2 reached $290.4M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -1.7%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $408.1M | -12.7% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | $426.6M | +4.5% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | $376.0M | -11.9% | -7% |
| 2016 | $336.6M | -10.5% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | $335.4M | -0.4% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | $335.9M | +0.2% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | $316.4M | -5.8% | -2% |
| 2020 | $305.2M | -3.5% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | $329.5M | +8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | $292.2M | -11.3% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | $302.9M | +3.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | $290.4M | -4.1% | -4.1% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Germany | $43.6M | -3.3% | 37 |
| USA | $40.3M | +0.7% | 29 |
| China | $21.1M | -5.9% | 22 |
| France | $11.5M | -1.1% | 27 |
| Italy | $9.5M | +3.9% | 25 |
| Republic of Korea | $9.0M | +1.4% | 15 |
| Indonesia | $7.6M | +2.6% | 19 |
| Sweden | $7.4M | -8.6% | 19 |
| Mexico | $7.3M | +1% | 29 |
| United Kingdom | $7.1M | -4% | 25 |
| Netherlands | $6.8M | -12.4% | 29 |
| Spain | $6.7M | -1.7% | 25 |

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