# Fibres (HS4 5502) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Fibres at HS4 5502, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The fibres subsector recorded $2.8B in reported global trade in 2024, with -8.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $2.8B |
| Latest annual change | -8.8% |
| Active exporters | 88 |
| Active importers | 141 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.2B | 665 | 2 |
| 1996 | $1.2B | 638 | 2 |
| 1997 | $1.2B | 704 | 2 |
| 1998 | $1.0B | 671 | 2 |
| 1999 | $1.1B | 692 | 2 |
| 2000 | $1.2B | 815 | 2 |
| 2001 | $1.3B | 776 | 2 |
| 2002 | $1.3B | 865 | 2 |
| 2003 | $1.4B | 785 | 2 |
| 2004 | $1.6B | 817 | 2 |
| 2005 | $1.6B | 832 | 2 |
| 2006 | $1.7B | 841 | 2 |
| 2007 | $1.9B | 897 | 2 |
| 2008 | $2.2B | 912 | 2 |
| 2009 | $2.3B | 808 | 2 |
| 2010 | $2.4B | 901 | 2 |
| 2011 | $2.6B | 920 | 2 |
| 2012 | $2.8B | 1,027 | 2 |
| 2013 | $2.9B | 1,054 | 2 |
| 2014 | $2.8B | 1,080 | 2 |
| 2015 | $2.4B | 1,037 | 2 |
| 2016 | $2.0B | 1,005 | 2 |
| 2017 | $1.8B | 908 | 2 |
| 2018 | $1.8B | 917 | 2 |
| 2019 | $1.6B | 871 | 2 |
| 2020 | $1.7B | 833 | 2 |
| 2021 | $1.6B | 982 | 2 |
| 2022 | $1.7B | 926 | 2 |
| 2023 | $2.7B | 926 | 2 |
| 2024 | $2.8B | 853 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to United Arab Emirates: $150.6M; growth +38.8%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Indonesia: $111.5M; growth +8.7%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Netherlands: $105.7M; growth +8.2%.
- Japan to Indonesia: $99.1M; growth +43.5%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Poland: $95.4M; growth +179%.
- Japan to Germany: $89.7M; growth +25.2%.
- Belgium to Poland: $62.6M; growth +52.2%.
- France to United Arab Emirates: $62.5M; growth +461.1%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Viet Nam: $60.0M; growth +34.6%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Belgium: $56.8M; growth -1.2%.

## HS6 products

- Fibres: artificial filament tow (HS6 550200)
- Fibres: artificial filament tow of cellulose acetate (HS6 550210)
- Fibres: artificial filament tow, other than cellulose acetate (HS6 550290)

## 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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