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Artificial filament yarn (viscose): top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in artificial filament yarn (viscose) totaled $1.6 billion (257 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (39%), the United States (17%) and Japan (10%); the top importers were India (25%), China (14%) and Italy (8%). Compared with 2019, the value rose 18%.

Summary

World trade
$1.6billion
Tonnes
257thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$6,150
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$624 million · 39.4%
  2. United States$271 million · 17.2%
  3. Japan$157 million · 9.9%
  4. Germany$135 million · 8.6%
  5. India$56 million · 3.6%
  6. Lithuania$46 million · 2.9%
  7. Indonesia$43 million · 2.7%
  8. Czechia$37 million · 2.3%
  9. Poland$32 million · 2%
  10. Netherlands$30 million · 1.9%
    re-exports
  11. Italy$28 million · 1.7%
  12. Belgium$25 million · 1.6%
    re-exports
  13. Taiwan$13 million · 0.83%
  14. Austria$12 million · 0.77%
  15. Spain$12 million · 0.73%
  16. Vietnam$11 million · 0.72%
  17. Uzbekistan$10 million · 0.6%
  18. Turkey$6 million · 0.39%
  19. Bulgaria$6 million · 0.35%
  20. Thailand$5 million · 0.29%

Top importers

  1. India$398 million · 25.2%
  2. China$215 million · 13.6%
  3. Italy$123 million · 7.8%
  4. Pakistan$102 million · 6.4%
  5. South Korea$101 million · 6.4%
  6. Turkey$75 million · 4.8%
  7. Egypt$50 million · 3.1%
  8. United Arab Emirates$49 million · 3.1%
  9. Japan$34 million · 2.1%
  10. Armenia$31 million · 1.9%
  11. Poland$27 million · 1.7%
  12. Germany$26 million · 1.6%
  13. Vietnam$25 million · 1.6%
  14. Mexico$24 million · 1.5%
  15. Morocco$19 million · 1.2%
  16. Bangladesh$18 million · 1.1%
  17. United States$18 million · 1.1%
  18. Uzbekistan$17 million · 1.1%
  19. Philippines$15 million · 0.97%
  20. Spain$15 million · 0.94%

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2008

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

  • China 624
  • United States 271
  • Japan 157
  • Germany 135
  • India 56.4

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China127624
United States262271
Japan235157
Germany358135
India65.656.4

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne rose 11% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $6,150

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$5,562
1996$5,421
1997$4,982
1998$4,838
1999$4,187
2000$3,987
2001$3,855
2002$3,946
2003$4,225
2004$4,440
2005$4,131
2006$5,065
2007$5,257
2008$5,399
2009$5,227
2010$5,332
2011$6,442
2012$6,422
2013$6,317
2014$6,468
2015$5,516
2016$5,598
2017$5,734
2018$5,672
2019$5,693
2020$5,709
2021$5,358
2022$5,672
2023$6,466
2024$6,150

What it includes

  • 5403 · Artificial filament yarn (viscose)

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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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