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HS 5404.11

Synthetic elastomeric monofilament of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm, not elsewhere specified

In short

  • The US imported $917K of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 19% on the year before.
  • Germany is the largest supplier, with 97.9% of US imports; Argentina is next, with 1.6%.
  • China is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $7.43/kg.
  • Duty paid averaged 10.1% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 48.4 points on a year earlier.
  • Japan is gaining share: 18.5% over the last 12 months, up from 10.1%.
  • US exports were $5.6M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Belgium, with 40.1%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$73K

↓ −59% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$917K

↓ −19% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

10.1%

↓ −48.4 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Germany

97.9% 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.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$178K
September 2025$61K
October 2025$6K
November 2025$85K
December 2025$90K
January 2026$131K
February 2026$59K
March 2026$101K
April 2026$12K
May 2026$122K
June 2026$38K
July 2026$138K
August 2026$73K

What changed

  • US imports were $73K in August 2026, down 47% from July 2026 and down 59% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $917K, down 19% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Germany up from 0.0% to 97.9%, China down from 89.3% to 0.0%.
  • Duty paid by the main suppliers held within 2 points of July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $917K in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 19% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $5.6M, down 5.9%. 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.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$1.1M
12 months to Aug 2018$1.2M
12 months to Aug 2019$1.9M
12 months to Aug 2020$1.8M
12 months to Aug 2021$2.1M
12 months to Aug 2022$1.1M
12 months to Aug 2023$350K
12 months to Aug 2024$531K
12 months to Aug 2025$1.1M
12 months to Aug 2026$917K
  • China
  • Japan
  • Germany
  • Argentina
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodChinaJapanGermanyArgentina
12 months to Aug 201716.9%66.0%2.3%0.0%
12 months to Aug 201815.5%58.1%0.9%0.0%
12 months to Aug 201923.2%41.9%33.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202020.4%38.1%27.1%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202115.5%27.0%5.6%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202214.2%48.8%21.6%0.7%
12 months to Aug 202342.9%20.0%14.3%14.9%
12 months to Aug 202410.6%19.2%55.9%7.8%
12 months to Aug 202573.4%10.1%9.7%2.6%
12 months to Aug 202665.2%18.5%7.8%4.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodChinaJapanGermanyArgentinaAll countries
12 months to Aug 20176.9%6.9%6.9%n/a6.8%
12 months to Aug 20186.9%6.9%6.9%n/a6.7%
12 months to Aug 201921.8%6.9%6.9%n/a10.9%
12 months to Aug 202031.9%6.9%6.9%n/a11.6%
12 months to Aug 202131.9%6.9%6.9%n/a10.4%
12 months to Aug 202230.4%6.9%6.9%6.9%10.1%
12 months to Aug 202330.0%6.9%6.9%6.9%16.7%
12 months to Aug 202431.9%6.9%6.9%6.9%9.5%
12 months to Aug 202552.4%9.8%6.9%11.9%41.3%
12 months to Aug 202647.7%16.2%10.0%16.9%37.5%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$917K−19%37.5%−3.8 pts$5.6M+113%
12 months to Aug 2025$1.1M+114%41.3%+31.8 pts$2.6M+6.5%
12 months to Aug 2024$531K+52%9.5%−7.2 pts$2.5M−12%
12 months to Aug 2023$350K−67%16.7%+6.5 pts$2.8M+0.7%
12 months to Aug 2022$1.1M−49%10.1%−0.3 pts$2.8M−4.8%
12 months to Aug 2021$2.1M+18%10.4%−1.1 pts$3.0M−6.9%
12 months to Aug 2020$1.8M−5.9%11.6%+0.7 pts$3.2M−30%
12 months to Aug 2019$1.9M+61%10.9%+4.2 pts$4.5M−17%
12 months to Aug 2018$1.2M+3.4%6.7%0.0 pts$5.4M−9.2%
12 months to Aug 2017$1.1M6.8%$6.0M

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
Germany$71K97.9%new$22.85/kg10.0%
Argentina$1K1.6%new$1,200/kg16.9%
France$3460.5%new$346.00/kg10.1%
All countries$73K100.0%$23.33/kg+371%10.1%−48.4 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 91.5% 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
China$5.01/kg$0.32/kg6.5% of price$2.10/kg41.9% of price$7.43/kg−8.0%
Japan$15.49/kg$0.63/kg4.1% of price$2.62/kg16.9% of price$18.74/kg−7.9%
Germany$22.85/kg$0.00/kg0.0% of price$2.29/kg10.0% of price$25.14/kg
Argentina$116.93/kg$17.52/kg15.0% of price$19.77/kg16.9% of price$154.22/kg+5.3%
All countries$8.21/kg$0.39/kg4.8% of price$2.24/kg27.3% of price$10.84/kg+27%

Landed at a US port, China was cheapest, at $7.43/kg: 60.4% below Japan.

How the market is shifting

Japan gained the most share: 18.5% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 10.1% in the 12 months before. China lost the most: 65.2%, down from 73.4%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months.

  • China
  • Japan
  • Germany
  • Argentina
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthChinaJapanGermanyArgentina
September 202435.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
October 20240.0%18.1%55.1%0.0%
November 2024100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
December 202437.9%57.7%0.0%0.0%
January 202596.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%
February 202549.3%0.0%38.6%10.6%
March 202585.5%13.2%0.0%0.0%
April 202594.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%
May 202596.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
June 20256.8%90.7%0.0%0.0%
July 202594.0%0.1%0.0%5.1%
August 202592.7%6.4%0.0%0.0%
September 20250.0%74.0%0.0%0.0%
October 20257.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
November 202567.9%26.6%0.0%0.0%
December 202563.7%27.9%0.0%6.6%
January 202687.9%0.0%0.0%11.2%
February 2026100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
March 202661.6%37.9%0.5%0.0%
April 20260.0%2.5%0.0%0.0%
May 2026100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
June 20260.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%
July 202689.3%0.0%0.0%10.7%
August 20260.0%0.0%97.9%1.6%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthChinaJapanGermanyArgentinaAll countries
September 202432.0%n/an/an/a15.9%
October 2024n/a6.9%6.9%n/a6.9%
November 202431.9%n/an/an/a31.9%
December 202431.9%6.9%n/an/a16.3%
January 202531.9%n/an/an/a30.8%
February 202531.9%n/a6.9%6.9%19.2%
March 202551.9%6.9%n/an/a45.3%
April 2025169.8%n/an/an/a160.3%
May 202561.9%n/an/an/a59.7%
June 202561.9%16.9%n/an/a22.8%
July 202561.9%17.0%n/a16.9%59.2%
August 202561.9%16.9%n/an/a58.5%
September 2025n/an/an/an/a15.7%
October 202561.9%n/an/an/a19.6%
November 202561.9%15.0%n/an/a47.8%
December 202551.9%15.0%n/a16.9%38.9%
January 202651.9%n/an/a16.9%47.8%
February 202651.9%n/an/an/a51.9%
March 202641.9%16.9%17.0%n/a32.3%
April 2026n/a16.9%n/an/a16.9%
May 202641.9%n/an/an/a41.9%
June 2026n/a16.9%n/an/a16.9%
July 202641.9%n/an/a16.9%39.2%
August 2026n/an/a10.0%16.9%10.1%

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. May 2019 · Duty paid: all countries 7.3% → 14.3%.

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Oakland, CA$527K · 57.5%
  2. Los Angeles, CA$177K · 19.3%
  3. Savannah, GA$71K · 7.8%
  4. Hildago, TX$45K · 4.9%
  5. Miami International Airport, FL$37K · 4.0%

Where US exports go

US exports were $340K in August 2026, up 14% from August 2025, and $5.6M over the last 12 months, up 113% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Mexico, up 10%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Belgium$2.3M40.1%new
Mexico$1.6M28.7%+10%
Netherlands$619K11.0%new
Portugal$476K8.5%new
United Kingdom$283K5.0%+7.6%
Guatemala$229K4.1%−70%
Argentina$85K1.5%new
Costa Rica$20K0.4%−34%
Other countries (4)$42K0.8%−5.4%
All countries$5.6M100.0%+113%

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; 102 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
Italy$17.2Min 2025+100%$00.0%
China$15.8Min 2025−15%$2.1MUS records $6K13.2%
Thailand$5.7Min 2025−3.9%$160.0%
Taiwan$4.9Min 2024−39%$4K0.1%
Poland$3.4Min 2025+53%$00.0%
France$3.3Min 2025−3.4%$15K0.4%
Germany$1.7Min 2025+14%$65K3.8%
Spain$1.6Min 2025+19%$2130.0%

The biggest market outside the US is Italy, which imported $17.2M of this product in 2025, none of it from the US.

Of these, imports into Italy grew fastest: up 100% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 5404: synthetic monofilament of 67 decitex or more, with no cross-sectional dimension over 1 mm; strip etc. of synthetic textiles not over 5 mm in width. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Synthetic monofilament of 67 decitex and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm, not elsewhere specifiedHS 5404.19$58.1M$181.0M
Synthetic strip and the like (for example, artificial straw) of synthetic textile materials of an apparent width not over 5 mmHS 5404.90$123.4M$21.1M
Polypropylene monofilament of 67 decitex or more and of which no cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm, not elsewhere specifiedHS 5404.12$6.9M$20.6M
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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