Overview: This page contains the latest trade data of Synthetic Filament Tow. In 2018, Synthetic Filament Tow were the world's 832nd most traded product, with a total trade of $1.4B. Between 2017 and 2018 the exports of Synthetic Filament Tow grew by 16%, from $1.2B to $1.4B. Trade in Synthetic Filament Tow represent 0.0076% of total world trade.
Exports: In 2018 the top exporters of Synthetic Filament Tow were Japan ($301M), Germany ($179M), South Korea ($118M), Thailand ($104M), and Portugal ($84.5M).
Tariffs: In 2018 the average tariff for Synthetic Filament Tow was 4.12%, been the 967 lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.
The countries with the highest import tariffs for Synthetic Filament Tow are Bahamas (40.2%), Paraguay (15.4%), Argentina (15.4%), Venezuela (15.4%), and Brazil (15.3%). The countries with the lowest tariffs are Angola (0%), Egypt (0%), Kenya (0%), Mauritius (0%), and Rwanda (0%).
Ranking: Synthetic Filament Tow ranks 437th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).
Top Destination Growth (2017 - 2018): China, $33.5M
Between 2017 and 2018, the exports of Synthetic Filament Tow grew the fastest in Japan ($51M), Brazil ($25.3M), Malaysia ($22M), Germany ($18.8M), and South Korea ($17.4M).
Between 2017 and 2018, the fastest growing importers of Synthetic Filament Tow were China ($33.5M), Netherlands ($27.5M), Japan ($23.9M), India ($20.3M), and Nigeria ($15.3M).
This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Synthetic Filament Tow.
In 2018, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 4.03. This means that most of the exports of Synthetic Filament Tow are explained by 16 countries.
This map shows which countries export or import more of Synthetic Filament Tow. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Synthetic Filament Tow during 2018.
In 2018, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Synthetic Filament Tow were Japan ($238M), Germany ($155M), South Korea ($115M), Thailand ($96M), and Portugal ($78.9M).
In 2018, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Synthetic Filament Tow were Indonesia ($120M), China ($82.2M), Nigeria ($66.1M), Netherlands ($50.6M), and United States ($48.1M).
In 2018, the average tariff for importing Synthetic Filament Tow was 4.12%. The countries with the highest tariffs for importing Synthetic Filament Tow were Bahamas (40.2%), Paraguay (15.4%), Argentina (15.4%), Venezuela (15.4%), and Brazil (15.3%).
The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.