# Fibres (HS4 5501) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Fibres at HS4 5501, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The fibres subsector recorded $1.1B in reported global trade in 2024, with -6.3% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $1.1B |
| Latest annual change | -6.3% |
| Active exporters | 100 |
| Active importers | 177 |
| Active HS6 products | 5 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $808.6M | 1,221 | 5 |
| 1996 | $798.5M | 1,415 | 5 |
| 1997 | $872.9M | 1,327 | 5 |
| 1998 | $717.7M | 1,309 | 5 |
| 1999 | $609.1M | 1,397 | 5 |
| 2000 | $817.6M | 1,527 | 5 |
| 2001 | $779.7M | 1,568 | 5 |
| 2002 | $843.4M | 1,583 | 5 |
| 2003 | $968.3M | 1,615 | 5 |
| 2004 | $1.2B | 1,624 | 5 |
| 2005 | $1.2B | 1,722 | 5 |
| 2006 | $1.2B | 1,648 | 5 |
| 2007 | $1.2B | 1,705 | 5 |
| 2008 | $1.3B | 1,643 | 5 |
| 2009 | $960.8M | 1,646 | 5 |
| 2010 | $1.4B | 1,687 | 5 |
| 2011 | $1.5B | 1,729 | 5 |
| 2012 | $1.3B | 1,733 | 5 |
| 2013 | $1.3B | 1,772 | 5 |
| 2014 | $1.4B | 1,826 | 5 |
| 2015 | $1.2B | 1,787 | 5 |
| 2016 | $1.1B | 1,771 | 5 |
| 2017 | $1.2B | 1,765 | 5 |
| 2018 | $1.3B | 1,736 | 5 |
| 2019 | $1.2B | 1,673 | 5 |
| 2020 | $961.6M | 1,556 | 5 |
| 2021 | $1.3B | 1,632 | 5 |
| 2022 | $1.4B | 1,604 | 5 |
| 2023 | $1.2B | 1,573 | 5 |
| 2024 | $1.1B | 1,582 | 5 |

## Leading corridors

- Turkey to Iran (Islamic Republic of): $128.1M; growth +19.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Japan: $42.9M; growth +13.4%.
- Japan to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $42.6M; growth -16.1%.
- China to Turkey: $37.8M; growth +26.2%.
- Japan to Senegal: $34.3M; growth +1.5%.
- Japan to Bangladesh: $27.7M; growth +0.9%.
- Japan to Nigeria: $24.8M; growth -10.5%.
- China to Iran (Islamic Republic of): $24.3M; growth +91.5%.
- Republic of Korea to China: $24.2M; growth +11.6%.
- Thailand to Indonesia: $24.0M; growth -17%.

## HS6 products

- Fibres: synthetic filament tow, of nylon or other polyamides (HS6 550110)
- Fibres: synthetic filament tow, of nylon or other polyamides, of aramids (HS6 550111)
- Fibres: synthetic filament tow, of nylon or other polyamides, of other than aramids (HS6 550119)
- Fibres: synthetic filament tow, of polyesters (HS6 550120)
- Fibres: synthetic filament tow, acrylic or modacrylic (HS6 550130)
- Fibres: synthetic filament tow, of polypropylene (HS6 550140)
- Fibres: synthetic filament tow, of synthetic materials n.e.c. in heading no. 5501 (HS6 550190)

## 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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