# HS 844720 Flat global trade data overview | Yugalinks

Reported global trade in flat, stitch-bonding machines reached $571.3M in 2024, with five-year annual growth of -6.5%.

## Annual trade evidence

| Year | Global trade | Year-on-year growth | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2013 | $1.3B | +7.7% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | $1.2B | -1.6% | -10% |
| 2015 | $1.2B | -5.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | $1.2B | +3% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | $1.4B | +14.3% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | $1.2B | -16.7% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | $798.9M | -31% | -13.1% |
| 2020 | $616.0M | -22.9% | -23.8% |
| 2021 | $770.3M | +25% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | $748.5M | -2.8% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | $645.7M | -13.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | $571.3M | -11.5% | -9.5% |

## Leading buyer markets

| Buyer market | Latest imports | 5-year growth | Suppliers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bangladesh | $89.8M | -5% | 7 |
| Viet Nam | $61.7M | -1.1% | 8 |
| India | $50.8M | -7.9% | 18 |
| Turkey | $39.3M | -4.2% | 15 |
| China | $35.5M | -19.1% | 12 |
| Italy | $30.3M | -10.3% | 18 |
| Cambodia | $22.7M | +9% | 7 |
| Brazil | $18.6M | +2.2% | 12 |
| Indonesia | $17.8M | -8.9% | 8 |
| Russia | $13.3M | -2.1% | 9 |
| Spain | $13.1M | +12.6% | 15 |
| Egypt | $12.8M | +19.6% | 16 |

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