RankCountryImports of Artificial filament tow in USD (2010)
1China$528,956,357
2Russia$159,028,179
3Indonesia$129,901,698
4Nigeria$121,268,179
5Germany$83,619,898
6Turkey$69,529,052
7Belgium$68,088,669
8Poland$60,817,175
9Ukraine$60,671,128
10Korea, South$57,097,646
11Egypt$50,124,990
12Philippines$44,208,638
13Italy$41,549,330
14Hong Kong$40,166,256
15Pakistan$37,829,310
16Paraguay$34,290,516
17Lithuania$33,374,529
18Netherlands$32,480,013
19United Kingdom$31,783,519
20India$30,510,140
21Romania$27,945,598
22Thailand$25,894,555
23France$25,779,192
24Singapore$25,231,470
25Spain$23,963,964
26Switzerland$21,967,828
27Argentina$21,836,688
28Mexico$20,672,201
29South Africa$19,673,265
30Austria$18,509,133
31Canada$18,462,657
32Czech Republic$14,516,801
33Greece$14,206,273
34Australia$13,934,635
35Jordan$13,130,397
36Portugal$12,693,229
37Chile$11,850,238
38Bulgaria$11,728,292
39Malaysia$11,188,299
40Belarus$10,465,400
41Iran$10,438,624
42Hungary$9,604,000
43Japan$9,453,843
44Kenya$8,236,247
45Zimbabwe$7,805,699
46Croatia$7,257,569
47Colombia$6,802,821
48Morocco$6,468,313
49Tunisia$6,119,408
50Luxembourg$5,589,117
51Yemen$5,550,457
52Serbia$5,225,149
53Tanzania$3,114,308
54Bosnia and Herzegovina$2,587,902
55United States$2,561,780
56Nepal$2,527,596
57Moldova$2,186,549
58Kyrgyzstan$2,130,435
59Armenia$1,869,760
60Israel$1,597,000
61Dominican Republic$1,414,404
62Ethiopia$1,369,268
63Georgia$1,337,218
64Venezuela$1,287,919
65Trinidad and Tobago$1,225,831
66Guatemala$1,193,543
67Ecuador$980,510
68Cambodia$797,343
69Senegal$773,325
70Bolivia$755,924
71Brazil$733,316
72Costa Rica$703,111
73Uganda$678,827
74Azerbaijan$606,344
75Burundi$311,838
76Denmark$197,405
77Cyprus$114,066
78Montenegro$55,945
79Panama$43,887
80Malawi$23,967
81Norway$12,635
82New Zealand$8,394
83Algeria$7,318
84Latvia$6,068
85Cote d'Ivoire$6,042
86Slovakia$5,371
87Oman$3,061
88Qatar$3,051
89Sri Lanka$2,726
90Ireland$2,717
91Suriname$1,863
92Finland$1,642
93Estonia$1,563
94Botswana$1,545
95Aruba$572
96Jamaica$512
97Cameroon$359
98Mozambique$328
99Peru$199
100Madagascar$116
101Bahamas, The$61
102Nicaragua$36
103Slovenia$35
104Cape Verde$26
Country2005200620072008200920102011
Albania$5,280$1,434$12,459$9,189$659 $156,155
Algeria$929$49,389$51,334$242$32$7,318$48,370
Argentina$15,458,184$18,150,224$18,771,710$23,835,178$24,450,614$21,836,688$23,401,965
Armenia$1,540,570$3,574,457$2,426,422$4,641,987$3,802,701$1,869,760$7,990,894
Aruba$37,341   $2,618$572$1,528
Australia$11,180,091$11,510,165$12,372,778$13,278,995$15,794,899$13,934,635$11,766,480
Austria$27,168,345$27,958,132$24,523,589$31,787,709$33,455,671$18,509,133 
Azerbaijan$903,091$3,765,101$2,445,554$746,797$785,878$606,344$543,196
Bahamas, The     $61$10,143
Bahrain    $16,904 $2,269
Bangladesh$15,394,030$21,157,436$22,345,513    
Barbados$874      
Belarus$3,174,000$3,666,200$6,465,000$7,792,900$9,091,200$10,465,400$13,240,100
Belgium$15,716,475$15,646,609$13,457,399$51,697,905$95,490,499$68,088,669$41,569,924
Bolivia$564,785$668,384$613,388$653,664$746,630$755,924$868,753
Bosnia and Herzegovina$2,348,000$2,361,419$2,589,279$3,357,386$3,173,352$2,587,902$2,132,072
Botswana    $49,095$1,545 
Brazil$3,415,454$1,268,122$1,642,269$1,918,361$854,953$733,316$848,092
Bulgaria$8,389,147$8,412,846$12,763,618$15,520,329$15,098,250$11,728,292$15,082,459
Burundi  $79 $364,258$311,838 
Cambodia$2,503,088$2,232,245$1,692,726$1,325,971$1,324,802$797,343 
Cameroon $881$205,202$117,187$58,977$359 
Canada$15,175,792$16,568,413$12,238,654$14,962,973$17,094,542$18,462,657$21,969,284
Cape Verde    $427$26 
Chile$6,438,629$7,189,797$8,767,935$9,458,343$10,604,248$11,850,238$13,149,497
China$348,982,521$227,024,994$255,002,130$351,978,499$463,893,951$528,956,357$640,102,674
Colombia$8,256,055$11,656,352$12,079,460$8,579,382$6,538,644$6,802,821$6,456,668
Costa Rica$617,394$950,496$737,333$955,684$676,721$703,111$903,707
Cote d'Ivoire $375  $29$6,042 
Croatia$8,078,148$6,136,637$7,990,642$11,715,362$9,323,641$7,257,569$10,871,855
Cuba $838     
Cyprus$635,385$41,042$3,021$87,952 $114,066$416,828
Czech Republic$11,728,288$12,751,374$12,850,757$16,308,700$14,991,628$14,516,801$15,473,810
Denmark$6,716,385$2,123,647$1,359,434$652,580$548,365$197,405$34,244
Dominican Republic$1,341,605$1,337,451$1,352,075$1,456,713$724,372$1,414,404$1,259,461
East Timor$963      
Ecuador$1,098,793$1,053,580$1,114,333$1,423,734$1,377,705$980,510$1,140,053
Egypt$135,114$48,152$101,953$29,947,262$17,049,952$50,124,990$47,847,879
El Salvador    $1,507  
Estonia  $6,904 $14,693$1,563$341
Ethiopia $3,418$1,155,238$74 $1,369,268$818,557
Faroe Islands$6,069$4,032$7,506$3,462$10,449  
Fiji $513     
Finland$2,672$5,933$3,697$1,172$4,980$1,642$6,815
France$11,867,876$11,992,992$15,837,568$27,767,921$23,929,763$25,779,192$30,477,786
Gabon    $1,162  
Georgia$234,795$1,022,689$1,321,041$1,624,188$1,004,578$1,337,218 
Germany$55,401,000$65,595,000$72,384,000$86,526,000$68,423,000$83,619,898$131,934,341
Ghana$1,582,579$1,089,961$3   $670
Greece$16,346,355$13,425,572$16,066,711$19,795,288$16,324,441$14,206,273$16,755,028
Guatemala$1,127,173$1,100,824$1,351,262$456,281$1,169,187$1,193,543$921,772
Guinea $155$390    
Guyana      $9,575
Honduras $1,619  $48  
Hong Kong$46,152,228$64,785,280$71,657,141$82,365,058$49,192,652$40,166,256$35,116,301
Hungary$5,605,000$7,095,000$7,505,000$7,082,000$9,573,000$9,604,000$16,487,000
India$18,245,456$19,596,827$24,396,125$34,394,300$35,749,908$30,510,140$44,867,262
Indonesia$4,384,477$5,473,103$24,476,546$72,279,306$124,136,294$129,901,698$152,150,667
Iran$6,352,884$5,667,571   $10,438,624 
Ireland$328,452$67,849$26,221 $235$2,717$6,658
Israel$1,597,000$1,389,000$1,260,000$1,150,000$1,732,000$1,597,000$1,075,000
Italy$32,386,429$31,737,831$40,665,783$48,729,953$48,442,356$41,549,330$37,960,164
Jamaica     $512 
Japan$7,170,375$5,694,792$5,633,360$8,236,658$8,210,931$9,453,843$5,422,360
Jordan$9,989,048$12,535,484$11,025,937$12,912,512$8,817,776$13,130,397$9,506,868
Kazakhstan$13,907,443$12,898,637$14,881,566$15,899,086$14,729,048  
Kenya$4,055,965$5,187,453$8,245,919$6,173,454$5,800,391$8,236,247 
Korea, South$35,686,893$39,392,504$36,121,509$46,130,808$55,651,515$57,097,646$49,735,782
Kuwait  $9,759    
Kyrgyzstan$961,967$1,036,703$951,368$1,645,579$1,909,934$2,130,435$1,095,723
Latvia$42,622$58,420$15,623$1,842$393$6,068$9,086
Lebanon   $36,936$59,913  
Lithuania$15,548,945$17,568,349$24,387,996$27,306,023$26,042,131$33,374,529$39,724,918
Luxembourg$6,098,219$4,585,986$4,889,182$5,305,252$5,094,097$5,589,117$6,376,742
Macau$550,812$837,520$729,734$1,227,807$666,790  
Macedonia$3,011,299$2,588,246$2,728,641$3,527,068$3,546,216 $4,727,048
Madagascar     $116 
Malawi     $23,967$78,324
Malaysia$12,909,477$12,091,455$12,060,823$12,609,948$13,361,614$11,188,299$8,058,245
Mali  $147    
Malta$159,256$161,983$24,153    
Mauritania   $15,926   
Mauritius$311,034$331,761$182,812$14,104$9,844 $7,258
Mexico$11,043,659$15,460,549$21,097,941$20,328,327$19,907,860$20,672,201$14,797,058
Moldova$1,473,133$1,326,907$1,195,066$1,073,750$2,059,974$2,186,549$2,874,166
Mongolia$125      
Montenegro $267,852$185,461$105,692$146,181$55,945$93,397
Morocco$244$5,022$6,861,257$8,319,773$5,779,064$6,468,313 
Mozambique$4,690$155$71$3,423 $328 
Namibia$720      
Nepal    $1,879,888$2,527,596 
Netherlands$57,872,048$64,292,324$70,236,108$52,800,924$45,959,680$32,480,013 
Netherlands Antilles$7,235$2,299$22,761$2,837   
New Caledonia    $599 $97
New Zealand$1,221,306$435,873  $88,793$8,394$87,555
Nicaragua    $70$36 
Niger    $183  
Nigeria $25,371,295$60,874,726$169,685,481$39,089,651$121,268,179 
Norway$9,071$484 $5,417$38,358$12,635$42,986
Oman$32,973$52,052$1,896$31,979$268$3,061 
Pakistan$21,799,653$25,065,136$34,023,727$38,594,730$44,758,071$37,829,310$40,059,803
Panama $62 $7,967 $43,887$3,450
Paraguay$19,980,322$17,874,584$16,928,364$24,971,712$28,370,630$34,290,516$45,329,101
Peru     $199 
Philippines$38,610,515$32,340,871$33,158,073$34,105,461$40,282,185$44,208,638$53,565,181
Poland$50,352,730$54,250,069$71,480,164$77,191,803$57,092,493$60,817,175$79,712,468
Portugal$13,744,091$13,767,036$13,154,158$14,737,954$15,849,829$12,693,229$14,756,781
Qatar$3,431$4,821 $95,605 $3,051 
Romania$22,091,629$25,766,546$28,584,874$33,998,665$31,093,790$27,945,598$35,109,869
Russia$77,131,506$82,524,648$92,315,180$140,761,233$156,413,670$159,028,179$164,846,215
Rwanda$85,559$3,309$95,048$101,717$104 $9
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  $460    
Sao Tome and Principe    $463  
Saudi Arabia$172$11,845$544,970    
Senegal$960 $199,385$1,782,929$1,807,102$773,325$2,106,137
Serbia$7,304,438$7,974,063$9,289,423$9,227,325$2,485,954$5,225,149$10,339,653
Seychelles  $50    
Singapore$20,421,881$28,846,864$28,921,165$26,011,990$24,877,351$25,231,470$28,398,025
Slovakia$2,714$2,734$103,105$22,868$23,655$5,371$635,474
Slovenia$13,747$9,794$17,898$1,036$1,316$35$858
South Africa$13,342,128$15,199,644$16,997,108$15,745,448$20,781,811$19,673,265$21,773,250
Spain$27,884,310$20,074,242$26,043,474$30,996,904$22,801,935$23,963,964 
Sri Lanka$4,701 $5,621$27,483 $2,726$14,301
Sudan$141,889  $969   
Suriname  $91$9 $1,863 
Swaziland $4,085     
Sweden$7,367$1,766$18,401   $95,279
Switzerland$25,031,074$24,887,590$27,549,810$31,139,356$28,378,474$21,967,828$24,133,303
Syria $5,060     
Tanzania$1,460,928$1,346,146$1,730,788$2,210,774$1,876,878$3,114,308$3,986,747
Thailand$16,483,998$12,345,561$16,989,798$22,621,860$17,478,347$25,894,555$25,516,945
Tonga  $1,378    
Trinidad and Tobago$1,161,917$357,169$550,216$1,341,772$1,188,891$1,225,831 
Tunisia$7,690,455$7,052,398$8,048,054$9,735,986$9,885,386$6,119,408 
Turkey$45,060,190$51,626,076$81,042,949$60,299,124$70,764,240$69,529,052$73,374,652
Uganda$551,190$164,902$126,559$463,040$647,428$678,827 
Ukraine$26,922,582$35,821,984$62,612,679$71,372,340$62,014,468$60,671,128$51,274,442
United Arab Emirates$875,560 $599,796$2,505,174   
United Kingdom$18,845,194$30,250,101$31,130,574$47,997,533$40,968,242$31,783,519$16,243,828
United States$4,018,887$4,898,555$15,669,730$14,740,567$8,074,741$2,561,780$6,997,927
Uruguay$2,566,431$2,270,119$2,247,131$2,499,408$2,144,429  
Venezuela$100,980$29,292$310,988$430,783$245,593$1,287,919$4,334,452
Yemen$4,939,620$3,846,202$4,016,805$4,231,817$5,954,954$5,550,457$4,134,728
Zimbabwe$297,651$1,920,175$1,661,915$1,954,579$3,230,485$7,805,699