China Artificial filament tow (HS 5502) Trade by Country

Monthly USD Source: GACC Data as of: 2026 Coverage 2021–2026

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Latest exports$2.6MAugust 2026
Latest imports$55.9KJuly 2026
Trade balanceN/ARequires matching flow months
Data as ofVaries by flowExports August 2026 · Imports July 2026
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GACC statistics query
Unit
USD
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1690
Data as of
Varies by flow

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Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Russia$380M32.6%
2Belarus$105M9.0%
3Indonesia$98.2M8.4%
4UAE$78.7M6.8%
5Vietnam$63.2M5.4%

Import Partner Preview

Total value across the published data period

PartnerValueShare
1Germany$60.0M35.8%
2Japan$46.4M27.7%
3South Korea$40.9M24.4%
4Belgium$10.7M6.4%
5Austria$2.4M1.4%

HS 5502 Trade Analysis

Over the twelve months to July 2026, China's artificial filament tow trade under HS 5502 ran $301M of exports against $3.8M of imports, a trade surplus of $298M.

Monthly exports of artificial filament tow (HS 5502) ranged from $40.8K to $40.5M between September 2025 and August 2026, averaging $22.8M. The latest month, August 2026, came in at $2.6M, below the twelve-month average.

Imports over the same months came to $3.8M. Across the published period its largest source markets are Germany, Japan and South Korea.

Annual exports rose 351% between 2021 and 2025, from $90.1M to $406M.

The three largest destination markets — Russia, Belarus and Indonesia — account for 50% of the published total, out of 39 trading partners on record.

Annual Totals

Sum of published monthly values per year. The latest year is labelled with its last published month until December is in.

YearExportsImportsBalance
2021$90.1M$67.8M+$22.3M
2022$130M$46.5M+$83.1M
2023$380M$39.2M+$341M
2024$506K$1.0M-$538K
2025$406M$12.9M+$393M
2026 (through Aug)$160M$185K+$159M

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Data notes

Data notes

HS 5502 is an official customs product-group classification. Monthly values are shown in USD, and long product names may be shortened for display.

Source

Source

Source: China General Administration of Customs (GACC), cleaned and structured by China Data Portal.
Transformations: Values are presented as published by the source.

Citation

Citation

China Data Portal. "China Artificial filament tow Trade Data (HS 5502)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/5502/

About this data

How much artificial filament tow does China export?

China exported $273M of artificial filament tow in the twelve months to August 2026, averaging $22.8M per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 5502).

Which countries buy the most artificial filament tow from China?

Russia, Belarus and Indonesia together account for 50% of the published total, out of 39 trading partners on record.

Is China's artificial filament tow export growing?

Annual exports grew by 351% between 2021 and 2025, from $90.1M to $406M.

Where does this China customs data come from, and can I get the full dataset?

Figures come from official China General Administration of Customs (GACC) statistics, published monthly. ChinaData cleans partner names, periods and values so the series is ready for analysis. Partner-level rows for every month, including HS8 detail, are available as a one-time CSV purchase. Choose your products and coverage, then preview the file and price before payment.

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