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

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Synthetic staple fiber yarn (except sewing thread), not for retail sale, under 85% (wt.) of polyester mixed mainly with artificial staple fibers

In short

  • The US imported $1.8M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 23% on the year before.
  • Canada is the largest supplier, with 43.8% of US imports; India is next, with 28.6%.
  • Indonesia is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $2.99/kg.
  • Duty paid averaged 10.2% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 9.5 points on a year earlier.
  • Indonesia is gaining share: 37.2% over the last 12 months, up from 31.4%.
  • US exports were $191K over the last 12 months; the largest market is Dominican Republic, with 36.2%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$84K

↓ −28% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$1.8M

↓ −23% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

10.2%

↓ −9.5 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Canada

43.8% 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.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugDuty ↑Duty ↓
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$117K
September 2025$182K
October 2025$278K
November 2025$200K
December 2025$154K
January 2026$107K
February 2026$169K
March 2026$124K
April 2026$176K
May 2026$98K
June 2026$122K
July 2026$65K
August 2026$84K

What changed

  • US imports were $84K in August 2026, up 29% from July 2026 and down 28% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $1.8M, down 23% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: India up from 10.8% to 28.6%, Canada down from 85.0% to 43.8%.
  • Average price from Canada rose 163% since July 2026, to $11.95/kg.
  • Duty paid by the main suppliers held within 2 points of July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $1.8M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 87% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $191K, down 64%. 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 ↓Duty ↑
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$13.5M
12 months to Aug 2018$11.7M
12 months to Aug 2019$9.5M
12 months to Aug 2020$4.8M
12 months to Aug 2021$5.7M
12 months to Aug 2022$5.5M
12 months to Aug 2023$1.9M
12 months to Aug 2024$2.1M
12 months to Aug 2025$2.3M
12 months to Aug 2026$1.8M
  • Canada
  • Indonesia
  • India
  • China
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodCanadaIndonesiaIndiaChina
12 months to Aug 20175.6%71.4%8.9%10.2%
12 months to Aug 20186.0%71.3%9.3%6.1%
12 months to Aug 201917.1%54.6%16.5%4.0%
12 months to Aug 202017.2%59.5%11.7%0.6%
12 months to Aug 202121.2%48.6%7.3%1.5%
12 months to Aug 202225.3%52.9%10.9%4.1%
12 months to Aug 202350.5%19.7%8.0%3.9%
12 months to Aug 202447.8%22.5%23.3%3.8%
12 months to Aug 202540.1%31.4%12.4%3.2%
12 months to Aug 202641.3%37.2%9.6%4.6%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodCanadaIndonesiaIndiaChinaAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.5%9.7%9.7%9.7%9.2%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%9.7%9.7%9.7%9.1%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%9.7%9.7%19.0%8.4%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%9.7%9.7%34.7%8.2%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%9.7%9.7%34.7%8.0%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%9.7%9.7%34.7%8.3%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%9.7%9.7%34.7%5.8%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%9.7%9.7%34.8%6.1%
12 months to Aug 20250.0%11.9%14.0%38.1%8.2%
12 months to Aug 20260.0%24.5%35.6%54.7%16.8%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$1.8M−23%16.8%+8.5 pts$191K−5.1%
12 months to Aug 2025$2.3M+8.1%8.2%+2.2 pts$201K+660%
12 months to Aug 2024$2.1M+11%6.1%+0.2 pts$26K−44%
12 months to Aug 2023$1.9M−66%5.8%−2.5 pts$48K−46%
12 months to Aug 2022$5.5M−3.4%8.3%+0.2 pts$88K−74%
12 months to Aug 2021$5.7M+18%8.0%−0.1 pts$340K+27%
12 months to Aug 2020$4.8M−49%8.2%−0.2 pts$268K−50%
12 months to Aug 2019$9.5M−19%8.4%−0.7 pts$538K−40%
12 months to Aug 2018$11.7M−13%9.1%−0.1 pts$894K+70%
12 months to Aug 2017$13.5M9.2%$528K

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$37K43.8%new$11.95/kg0.0%
India$24K28.6%−14.1 pts$4.66/kg+62%19.7%0.0 pts
Indonesia$15K18.3%−38.1 pts$2.07/kg−37%19.7%0.0 pts
France$8K9.4%new$11.90/kg10.0%
All countries$84K100.0%$5.15/kg+66%10.2%−9.5 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 88.2% 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
Indonesia$2.14/kg$0.42/kg19.7% of price$0.42/kg19.7% of price$2.99/kg−1.7%
India$4.88/kg$0.29/kg6.0% of price$0.97/kg19.9% of price$6.14/kg+48%
Netherlands$6.06/kg$0.17/kg2.8% of price$1.25/kg20.6% of price$7.48/kg
Canada$7.49/kg$0.06/kg0.8% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$7.55/kg+139%
All countries$5.26/kg$0.23/kg4.4% of price$0.40/kg7.5% of price$5.88/kg+72%

Landed at a US port, Indonesia was cheapest, at $2.99/kg: 51.4% below India.

Landed cost from Canada rose 139% on a year earlier, to $7.55/kg, mostly on price: $3.13/kg then, $7.49/kg now.

How the market is shifting

Indonesia gained the most share: 37.2% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 31.4% in the 12 months before. Mexico lost the most: 2.8%, down from 11.9%. 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
  • Indonesia
  • India
  • China
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthCanadaIndonesiaIndiaChina
September 202439.7%21.6%34.2%0.0%
October 202459.5%29.2%9.6%0.3%
November 202434.8%32.7%0.0%0.0%
December 202425.4%13.6%12.4%0.0%
January 202541.8%25.5%0.2%32.6%
February 202541.5%38.5%0.0%0.0%
March 202547.8%36.3%15.9%0.0%
April 20256.1%84.0%0.0%0.9%
May 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
June 202568.3%21.7%0.0%0.0%
July 202545.7%21.6%32.8%0.0%
August 20250.0%56.4%42.7%0.0%
September 202537.9%44.7%0.0%0.0%
October 202557.3%40.1%2.6%0.0%
November 202539.2%24.5%36.3%0.0%
December 20250.0%26.9%1.3%45.8%
January 20264.4%70.2%0.0%9.9%
February 202641.3%58.4%0.0%0.0%
March 202628.0%72.0%0.0%0.0%
April 202655.3%30.0%14.7%0.0%
May 202650.1%17.7%31.6%0.0%
June 202660.0%16.2%0.0%0.0%
July 202685.0%4.2%10.8%0.0%
August 202643.8%18.3%28.6%0.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthCanadaIndonesiaIndiaChinaAll countries
September 20240.0%9.7%9.7%n/a5.9%
October 20240.0%9.7%9.7%34.7%4.0%
November 20240.0%9.7%n/an/a6.5%
December 20240.0%9.7%9.7%n/a7.4%
January 20250.0%9.7%9.7%34.7%13.8%
February 20250.0%9.7%n/an/a5.7%
March 20250.0%9.7%9.7%n/a5.1%
April 20250.0%10.1%n/a179.7%11.8%
May 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.0%
June 20250.0%19.7%n/an/a7.7%
July 20250.0%19.7%19.7%n/a10.7%
August 2025n/a19.7%19.7%n/a19.7%
September 20250.0%23.7%n/an/a16.6%
October 20250.0%28.7%59.7%n/a13.1%
November 20250.0%28.7%51.7%n/a25.8%
December 2025n/a28.7%59.7%54.7%39.7%
January 20260.0%28.7%n/a54.7%27.9%
February 20260.0%28.7%n/an/a16.8%
March 20260.0%13.5%n/an/a9.7%
April 20260.0%19.7%19.7%n/a8.8%
May 20260.0%19.7%19.7%n/a9.8%
June 20260.0%19.7%n/an/a8.1%
July 20260.0%19.7%20.4%n/a3.0%
August 20260.0%19.7%19.7%n/a10.2%

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. March 2026 · Duty paid: all countries 26.4% → 9.0%.
  2. October 2025 · Duty paid: all countries 14.4% → 26.4%.
  3. April 2025 · Duty paid: all countries 6.1% → 12.0%.
  4. September 2022 · Duty paid: all countries 10.3% → 2.0%.

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Los Angeles, CA$395K · 22.5%
  2. Port Huron, MI$352K · 20.0%
  3. Long Beach, CA$172K · 9.8%
  4. Norfolk-Newport News, VA$152K · 8.6%
  5. Detroit, MI$151K · 8.6%

Where US exports go

US exports were $32K in August 2026, and $191K over the last 12 months, down 5.1% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Dominican Republic, up 65%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Dominican Republic$69K36.2%+65%
Guatemala$59K30.8%−28%
Mexico$27K14.1%+7.6%
Turkey$19K9.9%new
Canada$15K7.6%new
Peru$3K1.5%new
All countries$191K100.0%−5.1%

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; 80 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
Turkey$81.3Min 2025+2.0%$00.0%
Brazil$68.0Min 2025−19%$00.0%
India$61.9Min 2025+31%$00.0%
Korea, South$18.6Min 2025−7.2%$00.0%
Japan$11.7Min 2025−5.0%$00.0%
Pakistan$9.0Min 2025+337%$00.0%
Taiwan$5.3Min 2024+14%$00.0%
Uganda$5.1Min 2025+133%$00.0%

The biggest market outside the US is Turkey, which imported $81.3M of this product in 2025, none of it from the US.

Of these, imports into Pakistan grew fastest: up 337% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 5509: yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibers, not put up for retail sale. 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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