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Artificial filament fabric: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in artificial filament fabric totaled $1.1 billion (101 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (37%), Italy (17%) and Japan (11%); the top importers were China (7%), Cambodia (7%) and Vietnam (6%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 22%.

Summary

World trade
$1.1billion
Tonnes
101thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$11,113
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$418 million · 36.9%
  2. Italy$191 million · 16.9%
  3. Japan$120 million · 10.6%
  4. Turkey$66 million · 5.8%
  5. South Korea$59 million · 5.2%
  6. Spain$36 million · 3.2%
  7. India$30 million · 2.7%
  8. France$27 million · 2.4%
  9. Lithuania$23 million · 2.1%
  10. Germany$20 million · 1.8%
  11. Taiwan$18 million · 1.6%
  12. Hong Kong$15 million · 1.3%
    re-exports
  13. Netherlands$14 million · 1.2%
    re-exports
  14. United States$12 million · 1.1%
  15. Kazakhstan$11 million · 0.94%
  16. Indonesia$9 million · 0.77%
  17. Portugal$5 million · 0.47%
  18. Bulgaria$5 million · 0.44%
  19. Romania$5 million · 0.43%
  20. Belgium$5 million · 0.4%
    re-exports

Top importers

  1. China$80 million · 7.1%
  2. Cambodia$75 million · 6.7%
  3. Vietnam$73 million · 6.5%
  4. Spain$70 million · 6.2%
  5. Germany$53 million · 4.7%
  6. Italy$51 million · 4.5%
  7. Morocco$42 million · 3.7%
  8. Myanmar$36 million · 3.2%
  9. Indonesia$36 million · 3.2%
  10. Romania$35 million · 3.1%
  11. France$31 million · 2.8%
  12. Kazakhstan$26 million · 2.3%
  13. Bangladesh$26 million · 2.3%
  14. Turkey$24 million · 2.1%
  15. United Arab Emirates$23 million · 2.1%
  16. United States$21 million · 1.9%
  17. Tunisia$19 million · 1.7%
  18. Hong Kong$18 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  19. Russia$17 million · 1.5%
  20. Saudi Arabia$17 million · 1.5%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2015

Value in USD millions. The five largest exporters in 2024.

  • China 418
  • Italy 191
  • Japan 120
  • Turkey 66.1
  • South Korea 58.9

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China169418
Italy593191
Japan332120
Turkey95.966.1
South Korea35258.9

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 34% since 1995

Current US dollars per tonne: value over the weight reported by BACI.

  • 2024: $11,113

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$16,829
1996$14,707
1997$13,525
1998$12,990
1999$11,526
2000$9,096
2001$8,699
2002$10,483
2003$9,309
2004$7,727
2005$10,675
2006$10,450
2007$11,238
2008$11,691
2009$9,203
2010$5,471
2011$10,594
2012$10,112
2013$8,412
2014$8,623
2015$10,149
2016$10,525
2017$9,640
2018$9,779
2019$8,057
2020$9,903
2021$10,659
2022$11,385
2023$12,108
2024$11,113

What it includes

  • 5408 · Artificial filament fabric

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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