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Synthetic filament sewing thread: top exporters and importers (2024)

In 2024, world trade in synthetic filament sewing thread totaled $1.1 billion (152 thousand tonnes). The top exporters were China (41%), Germany (12%) and the United States (4%); the top importers were Vietnam (7%), Germany (6%) and Mexico (6%). Compared with 2019, the value fell 9%.

Summary

World trade
$1.1billion
Tonnes
152thousand tonnes
Price per tonne
$7,372
The largest flows between countries. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Top exporters

  1. China$456 million · 40.6%
  2. Germany$129 million · 11.5%
  3. United States$50 million · 4.5%
  4. Turkey$47 million · 4.2%
  5. United Kingdom$38 million · 3.4%
  6. Italy$34 million · 3.1%
  7. Vietnam$32 million · 2.8%
  8. Romania$27 million · 2.4%
  9. India$26 million · 2.3%
  10. South Korea$25 million · 2.2%
  11. Egypt$21 million · 1.9%
  12. Hong Kong$20 million · 1.8%
    re-exports
  13. Japan$19 million · 1.7%
  14. Honduras$18 million · 1.6%
  15. Mexico$17 million · 1.5%
  16. Spain$14 million · 1.2%
  17. Czechia$11 million · 1%
  18. Taiwan$11 million · 0.95%
  19. Thailand$11 million · 0.94%
  20. Hungary$8 million · 0.75%

Top importers

  1. Vietnam$76 million · 6.8%
  2. Germany$68 million · 6.1%
  3. Mexico$68 million · 6%
  4. United States$48 million · 4.2%
  5. Romania$33 million · 3%
  6. Cambodia$33 million · 2.9%
  7. Italy$30 million · 2.6%
  8. Pakistan$29 million · 2.6%
  9. China$28 million · 2.5%
  10. Nicaragua$25 million · 2.2%
  11. Indonesia$22 million · 2%
  12. Bangladesh$21 million · 1.9%
  13. Poland$21 million · 1.8%
  14. Thailand$21 million · 1.8%
  15. Guatemala$20 million · 1.8%
  16. Jordan$20 million · 1.8%
  17. France$17 million · 1.6%
  18. Morocco$17 million · 1.6%
  19. United Arab Emirates$17 million · 1.5%
  20. Hong Kong$17 million · 1.5%
    re-exports

Trend

Who sells it

China has been the top exporter since 2009

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

  • China 456
  • Germany 129
  • United States 49.9
  • Turkey 47
  • United Kingdom 37.8

Source: CEPII BACI

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Country19952024
China40.2456
Germany202129
United States62.849.9
Turkey2.547
United Kingdom57.537.8

Price

Implied price

The price per tonne fell 23% since 1995

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

  • 2024: $7,372

Source: CEPII BACI

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YearUSD per tonne
1995$9,542
1996$9,648
1997$9,449
1998$9,710
1999$8,902
2000$8,350
2001$6,735
2002$7,849
2003$8,189
2004$8,295
2005$9,370
2006$9,002
2007$8,945
2008$9,702
2009$8,459
2010$7,977
2011$8,725
2012$9,302
2013$5,760
2014$9,070
2015$8,797
2016$8,785
2017$8,387
2018$8,814
2019$7,564
2020$7,877
2021$7,454
2022$8,113
2023$7,118
2024$7,372

What it includes

  • 5401 · Synthetic filament sewing thread

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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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