# Sewing thread (HS4 5401) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Sewing thread at HS4 5401, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The sewing thread subsector recorded $1.2B in reported global trade in 2024, with -2.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.2B |
| Latest annual change | -2.4% |
| Active exporters | 150 |
| Active importers | 197 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $658.1M | 2,438 | 2 |
| 1996 | $669.5M | 2,485 | 2 |
| 1997 | $678.2M | 2,553 | 2 |
| 1998 | $688.1M | 2,689 | 2 |
| 1999 | $733.3M | 2,942 | 2 |
| 2000 | $824.2M | 3,272 | 2 |
| 2001 | $878.4M | 3,346 | 2 |
| 2002 | $779.2M | 3,365 | 2 |
| 2003 | $883.4M | 3,459 | 2 |
| 2004 | $962.6M | 3,518 | 2 |
| 2005 | $932.8M | 3,480 | 2 |
| 2006 | $1.0B | 3,657 | 2 |
| 2007 | $1.1B | 3,616 | 2 |
| 2008 | $1.2B | 3,700 | 2 |
| 2009 | $895.5M | 3,541 | 2 |
| 2010 | $1.1B | 3,635 | 2 |
| 2011 | $1.2B | 3,728 | 2 |
| 2012 | $1.2B | 3,692 | 2 |
| 2013 | $1.3B | 3,569 | 2 |
| 2014 | $1.3B | 3,678 | 2 |
| 2015 | $1.2B | 3,888 | 2 |
| 2016 | $1.2B | 3,849 | 2 |
| 2017 | $1.2B | 3,830 | 2 |
| 2018 | $1.3B | 3,884 | 2 |
| 2019 | $1.2B | 3,833 | 2 |
| 2020 | $1.0B | 3,742 | 2 |
| 2021 | $1.2B | 3,875 | 2 |
| 2022 | $1.3B | 3,955 | 2 |
| 2023 | $1.2B | 4,052 | 2 |
| 2024 | $1.2B | 3,932 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mexico: $44.9M; growth -5.3%.
- China to Viet Nam: $44.4M; growth -0.9%.
- Germany to Italy: $27.9M; growth +10.1%.
- China to Cambodia: $27.4M; growth +10.8%.
- China to Pakistan: $26.0M; growth +6.2%.
- China to Germany: $20.9M; growth +6%.
- Viet Nam to Cambodia: $18.3M; growth +6.9%.
- Romania to Germany: $14.7M; growth -7.2%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $14.3M; growth +13.6%.
- Germany to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $13.9M; growth +2.6%.

## 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)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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