Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data Data through August 2026 · updated monthly

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Monofilament with a cross-sectional dimension over 1 mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes of polymers of ethylene, not more than surface-worked

In short

  • The US imported $45.5M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 5.9% on the year before.
  • Canada is the largest supplier, with 48.2% of US imports; United Kingdom is next, with 14.2%.
  • China has the lowest price, but landed at a US port with freight and duty Vietnam is cheaper: $1.63/kg against $2.02/kg.
  • Duty paid averaged 6.8% of the value of imports in August 2026, up 1.6 points on a year earlier.
  • Morocco is gaining share: 6.7% over the last 12 months, up from 4.8%.
  • US exports were $192.8M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Canada, with 71.6%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$3.7M

↓ −26% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$45.5M

↓ −5.9% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

6.8%

↑ +1.6 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Canada

48.2% of US imports

US imports by month

The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugUnited Kingdom ↑China ↓
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$4.9M
September 2025$3.6M
October 2025$4.3M
November 2025$4.0M
December 2025$2.8M
January 2026$3.5M
February 2026$2.5M
March 2026$4.2M
April 2026$3.8M
May 2026$4.2M
June 2026$4.2M
July 2026$4.8M
August 2026$3.7M

What changed

  • US imports were $3.7M in August 2026, down 24% from July 2026 and down 26% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $45.5M, down 5.9% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Canada up from 39.4% to 48.2%, United Kingdom down from 21.1% to 14.2%.
  • Average price from United Kingdom fell 24% since July 2026, to $5.86/kg.
  • Duty paid on imports from China rose from 37.5% to 43.3% of their value since July 2026.
  • Duty paid on imports from Netherlands fell from 15.3% to 10.0% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $45.5M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 56% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $192.8M, up 80%. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026China ↑Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$29.3M
12 months to Aug 2018$28.9M
12 months to Aug 2019$24.4M
12 months to Aug 2020$27.5M
12 months to Aug 2021$34.2M
12 months to Aug 2022$52.4M
12 months to Aug 2023$54.8M
12 months to Aug 2024$46.2M
12 months to Aug 2025$48.4M
12 months to Aug 2026$45.5M
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodCanadaUnited KingdomGermanyItaly
12 months to Aug 201752.9%4.9%5.7%3.8%
12 months to Aug 201857.0%5.6%5.8%2.5%
12 months to Aug 201965.3%12.5%9.3%0.6%
12 months to Aug 202057.7%16.3%9.7%0.5%
12 months to Aug 202154.3%12.6%5.8%1.1%
12 months to Aug 202240.3%14.6%9.7%5.1%
12 months to Aug 202340.8%18.8%10.0%5.5%
12 months to Aug 202446.1%15.5%12.4%4.5%
12 months to Aug 202547.4%14.8%8.9%5.7%
12 months to Aug 202645.6%13.1%10.7%7.5%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodCanadaUnited KingdomGermanyItalyAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%5.8%5.8%5.8%2.6%
12 months to Aug 20180.1%5.8%5.8%5.8%2.5%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%5.8%5.8%5.8%2.9%
12 months to Aug 20200.2%5.8%5.8%5.8%3.8%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%5.8%5.8%5.8%3.1%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%5.8%5.8%5.8%2.7%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%5.8%5.8%5.8%3.1%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%5.8%5.8%5.8%4.2%
12 months to Aug 20250.3%5.6%9.7%9.2%5.4%
12 months to Aug 20260.1%13.7%14.1%14.4%8.6%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$45.5M−5.9%8.6%+3.2 pts$192.8M+13%
12 months to Aug 2025$48.4M+4.8%5.4%+1.2 pts$170.2M−4.4%
12 months to Aug 2024$46.2M−16%4.2%+1.1 pts$178.0M+6.1%
12 months to Aug 2023$54.8M+4.5%3.1%+0.4 pts$167.8M−2.1%
12 months to Aug 2022$52.4M+53%2.7%−0.4 pts$171.4M+37%
12 months to Aug 2021$34.2M+24%3.1%−0.7 pts$125.0M−3.8%
12 months to Aug 2020$27.5M+12%3.8%+0.9 pts$129.9M−14%
12 months to Aug 2019$24.4M−16%2.9%+0.4 pts$151.9M−9.1%
12 months to Aug 2018$28.9M−1.2%2.5%−0.1 pts$167.1M+56%
12 months to Aug 2017$29.3M2.6%$106.9M

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Canada$1.8M48.2%−2.3 pts$6.12/kg−18%0.0%−0.1 pts
United Kingdom$520K14.2%−7.6 pts$5.86/kg−88%13.1%+10.5 pts
Germany$392K10.7%+5.0 pts$8.88/kg−13%10.0%−5.4 pts
Italy$274K7.5%+3.2 pts$10.71/kg−24%10.0%−5.5 pts
Vietnam$164K4.5%+1.0 pts$1.25/kg−19%18.3%+1.5 pts
Mexico$161K4.4%+0.6 pts$4.14/kg−94%0.0%−0.3 pts
China$133K3.6%+1.7 pts$1.10/kg−35%43.3%−17.8 pts
Netherlands$133K3.6%+3.2 pts$9.63/kg−31%10.0%−5.6 pts
Other countries (12)$125K3.4%−2.8 pts$18.16/kg+567%11.5%−4.4 pts
All countries$3.7M100.0%$4.84/kg−30%6.8%+1.6 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 69.4% of US imports over the last 12 months.

Landed cost by origin

What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.

  • Price
  • Freight and insurance
  • Duty
CountryPriceFreight and insuranceDutyLanded costMake-up
Vietnam$1.23/kg$0.20/kg15.9% of price$0.21/kg16.7% of price$1.63/kg−20%
China$1.19/kg$0.35/kg29.8% of price$0.48/kg40.5% of price$2.02/kg−46%
Morocco$2.98/kg$0.43/kg14.4% of price$0.30/kg10.0% of price$3.71/kg−2.3%
Canada$5.57/kg$0.06/kg1.1% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$5.63/kg−17%
Mexico$5.96/kg$0.04/kg0.6% of price$0.00/kg0.1% of price$6.00/kg−89%
United Kingdom$6.66/kg$0.12/kg1.8% of price$0.77/kg11.5% of price$7.54/kg−69%
Germany$10.06/kg$0.69/kg6.8% of price$1.28/kg12.7% of price$12.02/kg+14%
Italy$10.96/kg$0.23/kg2.1% of price$1.41/kg12.9% of price$12.61/kg−17%
All countries$4.71/kg$0.21/kg4.4% of price$0.37/kg7.8% of price$5.28/kg−23%

Landed at a US port, Vietnam was cheapest, at $1.63/kg: 19.1% below China.

China had the lowest price before freight and duty, $1.19/kg, but they added 70.3% to it.

Landed cost from Mexico fell 89% on a year earlier, to $6.00/kg, mostly on price: $52.94/kg then, $5.96/kg now.

How the market is shifting

Morocco gained the most share: 6.7% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 4.8% in the 12 months before. Canada lost the most: 45.6%, down from 47.4%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months. Dotted lines mark lasting changes in duty paid, labelled with the supplier, or "Duty" when several moved; the tariff timeline lists each one with its notices.

  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthCanadaUnited KingdomGermanyItaly
September 202442.7%27.3%2.8%2.3%
October 202440.9%20.5%6.7%7.1%
November 202431.1%19.8%14.3%11.0%
December 202443.8%11.2%10.5%10.5%
January 202545.7%7.9%15.7%6.7%
February 202562.8%8.1%8.9%5.9%
March 202561.0%8.8%8.7%3.1%
April 202543.8%15.5%3.6%7.7%
May 202533.0%12.1%13.0%2.7%
June 202541.7%17.1%10.1%5.7%
July 202555.6%7.8%10.0%5.9%
August 202550.6%21.7%5.7%4.3%
September 202561.4%7.1%6.4%4.8%
October 202549.1%13.6%6.8%6.5%
November 202538.7%20.1%12.0%8.1%
December 202551.5%4.1%18.1%8.7%
January 202637.2%19.2%10.6%5.0%
February 202647.4%7.5%12.4%6.0%
March 202640.6%22.0%9.5%5.4%
April 202650.2%12.9%10.9%8.8%
May 202642.7%3.7%10.6%10.3%
June 202645.6%5.6%13.8%7.5%
July 202639.4%21.1%9.5%10.0%
August 202648.2%14.2%10.7%7.5%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthCanadaUnited KingdomGermanyItalyAll countries
September 20240.0%5.8%5.8%5.8%4.0%
October 20240.0%5.8%5.8%5.8%3.6%
November 20240.1%5.8%5.8%5.8%4.5%
December 20240.0%5.8%5.8%5.8%4.6%
January 20250.1%5.8%5.8%5.8%4.6%
February 20250.0%5.8%5.8%5.8%2.0%
March 20250.7%5.8%5.8%5.8%3.0%
April 20250.5%6.7%8.5%11.1%8.8%
May 20251.0%7.6%15.8%15.8%10.5%
June 20250.8%5.6%15.8%15.8%8.8%
July 20250.1%7.4%15.8%15.8%7.0%
August 20250.2%2.6%15.5%15.5%5.2%
September 20250.1%9.3%15.0%15.0%5.7%
October 20250.1%15.8%15.0%15.0%9.7%
November 20250.0%15.8%15.0%15.0%10.7%
December 20250.3%12.6%15.0%12.0%8.2%
January 20260.5%13.7%12.5%15.0%9.4%
February 20260.4%15.8%11.7%15.0%8.4%
March 20260.1%15.8%15.8%15.8%9.1%
April 20260.1%13.4%15.8%15.8%8.5%
May 20260.1%15.8%15.8%15.8%9.5%
June 20260.0%15.8%15.7%15.8%8.7%
July 20260.1%9.7%11.2%12.7%7.7%
August 20260.0%13.1%10.0%10.0%6.8%

Tariff actions touching this product

When the duty paid on this product changed and stayed changed, for its main suppliers and all countries, newest first, with the Federal Register notices that named the product in the 3 months before. Rates are medians of the 4 months either side, less any usual seasonal swing. A change shows what happened to duty paid, not why; read each notice for what it did.

  1. February 2026 · Duty paid: China 54.0% → 40.8%.
  2. October 2025 · Duty paid: United Kingdom 6.5% → 14.7%.
  3. March–April 2025 · Duty paid: Germany 5.8% → 15.8%, China 30.7% → 60.8%, all countries 3.7% → 8.9%.
  4. October 2018 · Duty paid: China 5.8% → 30.8%.

Where it enters the US

Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.

  1. Port Huron, MI$10.9M · 23.9%
  2. Newark, NJ$7.2M · 15.7%
  3. Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY$5.6M · 12.3%
  4. Charleston, SC$4.0M · 8.7%
  5. Houston, TX$3.6M · 7.9%

Where US exports go

US exports were $18.2M in August 2026, up 25% from August 2025, and $192.8M over the last 12 months, up 13% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: China, up 63%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Canada$138.1M71.6%+16%
Ireland$18.7M9.7%−31%
China$7.7M4.0%+63%
Mexico$5.2M2.7%−9.7%
Poland$5.1M2.6%+1140%
United Kingdom$3.9M2.0%+81%
France$2.6M1.4%+122%
Israel$1.6M0.8%+20%
Other countries (58)$9.9M5.2%+16%
All countries$192.8M100.0%+13%

Markets abroad

Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 117 have reported 2025 so far. Where a country's figure for imports from the US is under half or over double what the US recorded exporting there that year, the US figure is shown under it.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Canada$130.8Min 2025+11%$122.1M93.3%
Ireland$51.9Min 2025−17%$46.8M90.3%
Germany$43.2Min 2025+25%$182KUS records $2.3M0.4%
Belgium$29.3Min 2025+52%$44K0.2%
Australia$27.8Min 2025−43%$238K0.9%
Switzerland$24.0Min 2025−0.9%$80K0.3%
France$21.9Min 2025+4.4%$1.5M6.7%
Netherlands$21.1Min 2025+15%$374K1.8%

The biggest market outside the US is Canada, which imported $130.8M of this product in 2025, 93.3% of that from the US.

The US supplies 93.3% of imports into Canada and 90.3% into Ireland, but under 10% into Belgium, Australia and Switzerland.

Of these, imports into Belgium grew fastest: up 52% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 3916: monofilament with a cross-sectional dimension over 1 mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, not more than surface-worked, of plastics. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

About these figures
  • Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
  • US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
  • Average price is customs value divided by quantity (kilograms), across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
  • Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
  • Landed cost adds Census's import charges (freight, insurance and other costs of bringing the goods to the first US port) and calculated duty to the customs value, per unit, across the product's 10-digit lines. It leaves out antidumping and countervailing duties, customs fees and transport inland. Prices are averages across the goods within the code, so a lower one can mean cheaper goods, not the same goods for less.
  • Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
  • Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.

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