# Man-made filaments (HS2 54) Sector Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Man-made filaments at HS2 54, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The man-made filaments sector recorded $51.5B in reported global trade in 2024, with +2.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $51.5B |
| Latest annual change | +2.4% |
| Active exporters | 187 |
| Active importers | 200 |
| Active HS6 products | 72 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $30.5B | 5,392 | 72 |
| 1996 | $30.3B | 5,543 | 72 |
| 1997 | $31.3B | 5,652 | 72 |
| 1998 | $29.5B | 5,805 | 72 |
| 1999 | $29.6B | 6,325 | 72 |
| 2000 | $32.4B | 6,774 | 72 |
| 2001 | $29.3B | 6,740 | 72 |
| 2002 | $29.8B | 6,834 | 72 |
| 2003 | $32.6B | 6,948 | 72 |
| 2004 | $36.2B | 6,954 | 72 |
| 2005 | $35.1B | 6,969 | 72 |
| 2006 | $36.8B | 7,157 | 72 |
| 2007 | $40.2B | 7,270 | 72 |
| 2008 | $40.4B | 7,216 | 72 |
| 2009 | $33.3B | 7,130 | 72 |
| 2010 | $39.5B | 7,211 | 72 |
| 2011 | $46.6B | 7,442 | 72 |
| 2012 | $44.4B | 7,564 | 72 |
| 2013 | $46.6B | 7,500 | 72 |
| 2014 | $48.0B | 7,837 | 72 |
| 2015 | $44.1B | 7,852 | 72 |
| 2016 | $42.7B | 7,766 | 72 |
| 2017 | $45.5B | 7,891 | 72 |
| 2018 | $49.2B | 8,032 | 72 |
| 2019 | $47.9B | 7,905 | 72 |
| 2020 | $38.9B | 7,593 | 72 |
| 2021 | $51.5B | 7,771 | 72 |
| 2022 | $56.1B | 7,835 | 72 |
| 2023 | $51.4B | 8,030 | 72 |
| 2024 | $51.5B | 7,765 | 72 |

## Growth and market structure

- Trend: Stable
- Three-year CAGR: +0%
- Five-year CAGR: +1.4%
- Historical peak: $56.1B in 2,022
- Positive-growth years: 62.1%
- Exporter concentration HHI: 2,665.3
- Importer concentration HHI: 743.7
- Trade volatility coefficient: 0.2

## Leading corridors

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 products | Distance | FTA |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | China | Viet Nam | $3.0B | +11.1% | 72 | 2,732 km | Yes |
| 2 | China | Bangladesh | $1.5B | +3.6% | 72 | 3,168 km | No |
| 3 | China | Indonesia | $1.4B | +11.4% | 71 | 4,425 km | Yes |
| 4 | China | Brazil | $1.2B | +11.4% | 71 | 18,570 km | No |
| 5 | China | India | $1.2B | +2.6% | 72 | 4,252 km | No |
| 6 | China | Egypt | $1.0B | +10.6% | 70 | 8,370 km | No |
| 7 | China | Pakistan | $892.6M | -8.5% | 67 | 5,339 km | Yes |
| 8 | China | Nigeria | $875.2M | -10.4% | 59 | 12,241 km | No |
| 9 | China | United Arab Emirates | $704.0M | +8.4% | 70 | 6,430 km | No |
| 10 | China | Turkey | $672.8M | -4% | 71 | 8,004 km | No |

## Leading exporters

| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | China | $26.6B | 198 | 72 |
| 2 | Taiwan | $2.0B | 148 | 72 |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | $1.9B | 149 | 72 |
| 4 | India | $1.9B | 177 | 72 |
| 5 | Japan | $1.8B | 137 | 72 |
| 6 | Italy | $1.7B | 148 | 72 |
| 7 | Turkey | $1.7B | 170 | 72 |
| 8 | Viet Nam | $1.5B | 124 | 72 |
| 9 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $1.5B | 155 | 72 |
| 10 | Germany | $1.3B | 149 | 72 |

## Leading importers

| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 products |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | Viet Nam | $4.7B | 72 | 72 |
| 2 | Bangladesh | $2.0B | 38 | 72 |
| 3 | China | $2.0B | 96 | 72 |
| 4 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $2.0B | 104 | 72 |
| 5 | Indonesia | $1.9B | 82 | 72 |
| 6 | Turkey | $1.7B | 108 | 72 |
| 7 | Brazil | $1.6B | 67 | 72 |
| 8 | India | $1.6B | 73 | 72 |
| 9 | Mexico | $1.5B | 62 | 71 |
| 10 | Italy | $1.4B | 84 | 72 |

## HS6 products

- Sewing thread: of synthetic filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale (HS6 540110)
- Sewing thread: of artificial filaments, whether or not put up for retail sale (HS6 540120)
- Yarn: (not sewing thread), high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides (including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex), not put up for retail sale (HS6 540210)
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of high tenacity nylon or other polyamides, of aramids, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540211)
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of high tenacity nylon or other polyamides, other than aramids, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540219)
- Yarn: (not sewing thread), high tenacity yarn of polyesters (including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex), not put up for retail sale (HS6 540220)
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, of nylon or other polyamides, measuring per single yarn not more than 50 decitex, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540231)
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, of nylon or other polyamides, measuring per single yarn more than 50 decitex, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540232)
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, of polyesters, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540233)
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, of polypropylene, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540234)
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, other than of nylon or other polymides, polyesters, or polypropylene, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540239)
- Yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of nylon or other polyamides (including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex), untwisted or with a twist not exceeding 50 turns per metre, not for retail sale, not textured, not high tenacity (HS6 540241)
- Yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of polyesters, partially oriented (including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex), untwisted or with twist not over 50 turns per metre, not for retail sale, not textured, not high tenacity (HS6 540242)
- Yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of polyesters not partially oriented (including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex), untwisted or with twist not over 50 turns per metre, not for retail sale, not textured, not high tenacity (HS6 540243)
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), other than high tenacity or textured yarn, elastomeric, single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540244)
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of nylon or other polymides (not high tenacity or textured), single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540245)
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of polyesters (not high tenacity or textured), partially oriented, single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540246)
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), polyesters (not high tenacity or textured), not partially oriented, single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540247)
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of polypropylene (not high tenacity or textured), single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540248)
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), other than high tenacity or textured yarn, single, untwisted or twisted 50 turns or less per metre, n.e.c. in heading no. 5402, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540249)
- Yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of nylon or other polyamides (including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex), with a twist exceeding 50 turns per metre, not put up for retail sale, not textured, not high tenacity (HS6 540251)
- Yarn: (not sewing thread), single, of polyesters (including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex), with a twist exceeding 50 turns per metre, not put up for retail sale, not textured, not high tenacity (HS6 540252)
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of polypropylene (not high tenacity or textured), single, twisted more than 50 turns per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540253)
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), other than high tenacity or textured yarn, single, twisted more than 50 turns per metre, n.e.c. in heading no. 5402, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540259)
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of nylon or other polymides (not high tenacity or textured), multiple (folded) or cabled, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540261)
- Yarn: (not sewing thread), multiple (folded) or cabled, of polyesters (including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex), not put up for retail sale, not textured, not high tenacity (HS6 540262)
- Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of polypropylene, other than high tenacity or textured yarn, multiple (folded) or cabled, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540263)
- Yarn: (not sewing thread), multiple (folded) or cabled, of synthetic filament yarn (including synthetic monofilament of less than 67 decitex) n.e.s. in item no. 5402.6, not put up for retail sale, not textured, not high tenacity (HS6 540269)
- Yarn, artificial: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of high tenacity viscose rayon, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540310)
- Yarn: textured, (not sewing thread), artificial filament yarn, (including artificial monofilament of less than 67 decitex), not for retail sale (HS6 540320)
- Yarn, artificial: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of viscose rayon (not high tenacity), single, untwisted or twisted 120 turns per metre or less, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540331)
- Yarn, artificial: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of viscose rayon (not high tenacity), single, twisted more than 120 turns per metre, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540332)
- Yarn, artificial: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of cellulose acetate, single, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540333)
- Yarn, artificial: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), single, n.e.c. in heading no. 5403, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540339)
- Yarn, artificial: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of viscose rayon (not high tenacity), multiple (folded) or cabled, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540341)
- Yarn, artificial: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), of cellulose acetate, multiple (folded) or cabled, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540342)
- Yarn, artificial: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), multiple (folded) or cabled, n.e.c. in heading no. 5403, not for retail sale, not sewing thread (HS6 540349)
- Monofilament, synthetic: of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm (HS6 540410)
- Elastomeric monofilament: of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm (HS6 540411)
- Monofilament of polypropylene: of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm (HS6 540412)
- Monofilament n.e.c. in heading no 5404: of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm (HS6 540419)
- Filament, synthetic: strip and the like (eg artificial straw), of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not exceeding 5mm (HS6 540490)
- Monofilament, synthetic: of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1mm, strip and the like (eg artificial straw), of synthetic textile materials with width not over 5mm (HS6 540500)
- Man-made filament yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale (HS6 540600)
- Yarn: (not sewing thread), synthetic filament yarn, put up for retail sale (HS6 540610)
- Yarn: (not sewing thread), artificial filament yarn, put up for retail sale (HS6 540620)
- Fabrics, woven: from high tenacity yarn, of nylon, other polyamides or of polyesters (HS6 540710)
- Fabrics, woven: from strip or the like, of synthetic textile materials (HS6 540720)
- Fabrics, woven: from synthetic filament yarn, adhesive or thermal bonded (HS6 540730)
- Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of filaments of nylon or other polyamides, unbleached or bleached (HS6 540741)
- Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of filaments of nylon or other polyamides, dyed (HS6 540742)
- Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of filaments of nylon or other polyamides, of yarns of different colours (HS6 540743)
- Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of filaments of nylon or other polyamides, printed (HS6 540744)
- Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, unbleached or bleached (HS6 540751)
- Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed (HS6 540752)
- Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, of yarns of different colours (HS6 540753)
- Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, printed (HS6 540754)
- Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of non-textured polyester filaments (HS6 540760)
- Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of non-textured polyester filaments (HS6 540761)
- Fabrics, woven: containing less than 85% by weight of non-textured polyester filaments (HS6 540769)
- Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic filaments (excluding nylon or other polyamides and polyesters), unbleached or bleached (HS6 540771)
- Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic filaments (excluding nylon or other polyamides and polyesters), dyed (HS6 540772)
- Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic filaments (excluding nylon or other polyamides and polyesters), of yarns of different colours (HS6 540773)
- Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic filaments (excluding nylon or other polyamides and polyesters), printed (HS6 540774)
- Fabrics, woven: of synthetic filament yarn, containing less than 85% by weight of synthetic filaments, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, bleached or unbleached (HS6 540781)
- Fabrics, woven: of synthetic filament yarn, containing less than 85% by weight of synthetic filaments, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, dyed (HS6 540782)
- Fabrics, woven: of synthetic filament yarn, containing less than 85% by weight of synthetic filaments, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of yarns of different colours (HS6 540783)
- Fabrics, woven: of synthetic filament yarn, containing less than 85% by weight of synthetic filaments, printed (HS6 540784)
- Fabrics, woven: of synthetic filament yarn, bleached or unbleached, n.e.s. in heading no. 5407 (HS6 540791)
- Fabrics, woven: of synthetic filament yarn, dyed, n.e.s. in heading 5407 (HS6 540792)
- Fabrics, woven: of synthetic filament yarn, of yarns of different colours, n.e.s. in heading no. 5407 (HS6 540793)
- Fabrics, woven: of synthetic filament yarn, printed, n.e.c. in heading no. 5407 (HS6 540794)
- Fabrics, woven: of viscose rayon, high tenacity, artificial filament yarn (HS6 540810)
- Fabrics, woven: of artificial filament yarn, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial filament, strip or the like, bleached or unbleached (HS6 540821)
- Fabrics, woven: of artificial filament yarn, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial filament, strip or the like, dyed (HS6 540822)
- Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of artificial filament, strip or the like, of yarns of different colours (HS6 540823)
- Fabrics, woven: of artificial filament yarn, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial filament, strip or the like, printed (HS6 540824)
- Fabrics, woven: of artificial filament yarn, of artificial monofilament, strip and the like, n.e.s. in heading no. 5408, unbleached or bleached (HS6 540831)
- Fabrics, woven: of artificial filament yarn, of artificial monofilament, strip and the like, n.e.s. in heading no. 5408, dyed (HS6 540832)
- Fabrics, woven: of artificial filament yarn, of artificial monofilament, strip and the like, n.e.s. in heading no. 5408, of yarns of different colours (HS6 540833)
- Fabrics, woven: of artificial filament yarn, of artificial monofilament, strip and the like, n.e.s. in heading no. 5408, printed (HS6 540834)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS2. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024. The data release was refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:08.

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