| Rank | Country | Imports of Synthetic staple fibres, carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning ... in USD (2010) |
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| 1 | China | $27,541,351 |  | | 2 | Iran | $24,871,192 | | | 3 | Turkey | $15,985,877 | | | 4 | Italy | $14,350,735 | | | 5 | United States | $13,651,832 | | | 6 | Brazil | $11,247,655 | | | 7 | Canada | $10,941,504 | | | 8 | Mexico | $10,367,919 | | | 9 | Syria | $10,294,348 | | | 10 | Indonesia | $9,939,286 | | | 11 | Morocco | $9,321,425 | | | 12 | Senegal | $8,950,205 | | | 13 | Pakistan | $8,616,302 | | | 14 | Ukraine | $7,738,835 | | | 15 | Bolivia | $7,595,472 | | | 16 | Tunisia | $6,267,786 | | | 17 | Belgium | $5,940,499 | | | 18 | Czech Republic | $5,564,470 | | | 19 | France | $5,368,181 | | | 20 | Nigeria | $5,031,449 | | | 21 | Korea, South | $5,008,284 | | | 22 | Romania | $4,988,914 | | | 23 | United Kingdom | $4,836,755 | | | 24 | India | $4,801,495 | | | 25 | Portugal | $4,235,775 | | | 26 | Spain | $3,957,553 | | | 27 | Poland | $3,923,409 | | | 28 | Hong Kong | $3,823,685 | | | 29 | Kenya | $3,742,680 | | | 30 | Vietnam | $3,681,630 | | | 31 | Thailand | $3,653,739 | | | 32 | Malaysia | $3,556,126 | | | 33 | South Africa | $2,971,025 | | | 34 | Bulgaria | $2,970,242 | | | 35 | Mauritius | $2,878,928 | | | 36 | Ecuador | $2,858,863 | | | 37 | Germany | $2,623,223 | | | 38 | Egypt | $2,306,322 | | | 39 | Argentina | $2,230,740 | | | 40 | Austria | $1,844,180 | | | 41 | Guatemala | $1,824,331 | | | 42 | Chile | $1,505,505 | | | 43 | Australia | $1,471,102 | | | 44 | Switzerland | $1,465,201 | | | 45 | Peru | $1,453,449 | | | 46 | Japan | $1,367,160 | | | 47 | Algeria | $1,114,671 | | | 48 | Philippines | $947,609 | | | 49 | Venezuela | $943,389 | | | 50 | Dominican Republic | $913,475 | | | 51 | Saudi Arabia | $848,001 | | | 52 | Israel | $839,000 | | | 53 | Cote d'Ivoire | $739,203 | | | 54 | Colombia | $707,250 | | | 55 | Belarus | $674,600 | | | 56 | Zimbabwe | $562,865 | | | 57 | Jordan | $427,224 | | | 58 | Hungary | $398,000 | | | 59 | New Zealand | $305,426 | | | 60 | Ireland | $298,936 | | | 61 | Netherlands | $283,714 | | | 62 | Singapore | $277,332 | | | 63 | Trinidad and Tobago | $245,535 | | | 64 | Costa Rica | $232,175 | | | 65 | Denmark | $227,478 | | | 66 | Greece | $225,956 | | | 67 | Mozambique | $198,192 | | | 68 | Serbia | $168,860 | | | 69 | Botswana | $155,462 | | | 70 | El Salvador | $140,617 | | | 71 | Russia | $140,136 | | | 72 | Moldova | $136,371 | | | 73 | Tanzania | $124,604 | | | 74 | Nepal | $123,010 | | | 75 | Cambodia | $121,298 | | | 76 | Bahamas, The | $117,632 | | | 77 | Finland | $114,864 | | | 78 | Sri Lanka | $113,764 | | | 79 | Slovenia | $108,082 | | | 80 | Qatar | $107,114 | | | 81 | Cameroon | $104,691 | | | 82 | Ghana | $103,687 | | | 83 | Zambia | $96,326 | | | 84 | Lebanon | $96,078 | | | 85 | Fiji | $79,198 | | | 86 | Panama | $77,145 | | | 87 | Norway | $76,084 | | | 88 | Latvia | $66,333 | | | 89 | Oman | $62,913 | | | 90 | Albania | $45,495 | | | 91 | Jamaica | $45,183 | | | 92 | Paraguay | $39,226 | | | 93 | Malawi | $36,791 | | | 94 | Lithuania | $33,361 | | | 95 | Bermuda | $28,160 | | | 96 | Yemen | $25,499 | | | 97 | Slovakia | $24,064 | | | 98 | Bahrain | $21,987 | | | 99 | Croatia | $21,800 | | | 100 | Madagascar | $15,316 | | | 101 | Uganda | $14,457 | | | 102 | Barbados | $13,754 | | | 103 | Belize | $11,637 | | | 104 | Estonia | $11,384 | | | 105 | Tonga | $10,699 | | | 106 | Ethiopia | $8,915 | | | 107 | Kyrgyzstan | $8,469 | | | 108 | Malta | $7,974 | | | 109 | Sweden | $7,235 | | | 110 | Iceland | $6,264 | | | 111 | Montenegro | $5,307 | | | 112 | Nicaragua | $3,841 | | | 113 | Georgia | $3,055 | | | 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | $1,970 | | | 115 | Armenia | $1,801 | | | 116 | Azerbaijan | $1,229 | | | 117 | Luxembourg | $1,200 | | | 118 | Aruba | $506 | | | 119 | Cape Verde | $503 | | | 120 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $495 | | | 121 | Niger | $234 | | | 122 | Antigua and Barbuda | $83 | | | 123 | Bhutan | $2 | |
| Country | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Albania | $133,332 | $253,902 | $1,538 | $14,733 | $7,543 | $45,495 | $26,542 |
| Algeria | $1,229,692 | $709,471 | $309,753 | $826,519 | $1,214,096 | $1,114,671 | $1,061,801 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | $1,478 | $3,701 | $56 | | $537 | $83 | |
| Argentina | $1,652,819 | $1,374,257 | $1,810,726 | $2,079,698 | $738,450 | $2,230,740 | $2,642,812 |
| Armenia | | | | $6,847 | $15,480 | $1,801 | $19,807 |
| Aruba | | | | | $425 | $506 | $671 |
| Australia | $2,516,609 | $1,937,272 | $1,902,097 | $1,183,239 | $1,670,360 | $1,471,102 | $2,135,907 |
| Austria | $1,469,208 | $1,240,641 | $1,659,914 | $1,420,906 | $1,218,695 | $1,844,180 | |
| Azerbaijan | $45,539 | $139,187 | $62,773 | $96,215 | $125,341 | $1,229 | |
| Bahamas, The | $6,038 | $5,338 | $11,679 | $3,646 | $38,156 | $117,632 | $26,465 |
| Bahrain | $314,856 | $158,296 | $148,103 | $14,000 | $40,660 | $21,987 | $47,834 |
| Bangladesh | $33,181,839 | $7,954,569 | $1,199,000 | | | | |
| Barbados | $13,394 | $23,023 | $8,284 | $26,315 | $9,859 | $13,754 | $8,510 |
| Belarus | $780,600 | $1,166,500 | $773,100 | $433,200 | $458,000 | $674,600 | $588,400 |
| Belgium | $9,808,155 | $11,834,172 | $8,035,388 | $8,549,976 | $4,296,599 | $5,940,499 | $7,245,271 |
| Belize | $7,148 | $17,383 | $6,499 | $10,441 | $3,474 | $11,637 | |
| Bermuda | | | | | | $28,160 | |
| Bhutan | $21 | $2,093 | $871 | $84 | $353 | $2 | |
| Bolivia | $4,438,689 | $4,665,252 | $5,241,878 | $5,871,407 | $4,025,178 | $7,595,472 | $10,852,376 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | $100,784 | $149,111 | $251,321 | $65,510 | $45,558 | $1,970 | $12,069 |
| Botswana | $35,062 | $32,876 | $60,047 | $48,619 | $54,653 | $155,462 | $130,253 |
| Brazil | $9,228,176 | $6,499,414 | $8,044,102 | $12,889,282 | $8,696,593 | $11,247,655 | $13,356,448 |
| Brunei | | $24 | | | | | |
| Bulgaria | $3,498,851 | $3,301,300 | $3,716,516 | $3,621,983 | $1,791,411 | $2,970,242 | $3,242,572 |
| Burkina Faso | | | | $47,230 | | | |
| Burundi | | | $7,652 | $26,323 | $51,859 | | |
| Cambodia | $85,276 | $29,663 | $23,859 | $16,987 | $74,580 | $121,298 | |
| Cameroon | $110,997 | $257,913 | $175,874 | $339,473 | $159,884 | $104,691 | |
| Canada | $10,539,066 | $3,290,233 | $8,758,691 | $9,443,344 | $7,609,071 | $10,941,504 | $9,639,693 |
| Cape Verde | | | $141 | | $46 | $503 | |
| Chile | $6,945,664 | $4,818,516 | $3,895,834 | $3,305,346 | $2,034,589 | $1,505,505 | $2,410,580 |
| China | $48,673,994 | $32,216,528 | $29,992,710 | $14,452,842 | $15,699,560 | $27,541,351 | $26,858,876 |
| Colombia | $533,276 | $825,307 | $1,022,460 | $423,254 | $493,018 | $707,250 | $475,909 |
| Costa Rica | $543,649 | $1,897,957 | $874,991 | $390,444 | $213,269 | $232,175 | $62,553 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | $124,781 | $497,252 | $922,238 | $770,946 | $797,527 | $739,203 | $217,762 |
| Croatia | $613,962 | $333,749 | $409,407 | $363,258 | $8,059 | $21,800 | |
| Cuba | $14,420 | $3,552 | | | | | |
| Cyprus | $61,287 | | | | | | |
| Czech Republic | $3,901,852 | $5,029,551 | $6,345,904 | $5,640,867 | $4,054,775 | $5,564,470 | $8,076,850 |
| Denmark | $201,703 | $223,844 | $139,157 | $1,193,072 | $591,939 | $227,478 | $431,841 |
| Dominican Republic | $145,172 | $410,634 | $934,635 | $895,268 | $831,466 | $913,475 | $1,681,234 |
| East Timor | $457 | | | | | | |
| Ecuador | $3,423,338 | $3,656,445 | $3,456,864 | $2,566,936 | $2,248,518 | $2,858,863 | $2,641,073 |
| Egypt | $997,569 | $561,994 | $737,136 | $3,955,617 | $1,386,626 | $2,306,322 | $3,415,691 |
| El Salvador | $42,789 | $59,635 | $14,209 | $208,743 | $49,172 | $140,617 | |
| Estonia | $2,220 | $12,104 | $244,343 | $16,877 | $1,950 | $11,384 | $46,954 |
| Ethiopia | $8,589 | $26,393 | $286,825 | $50,910 | $20,977 | $8,915 | $505,691 |
| Faroe Islands | $220 | $340 | $1,457 | $6,943 | $782 | | |
| Fiji | $25,833 | $2,225 | $7,857 | $203,908 | $94,896 | $79,198 | |
| Finland | $126,407 | $161,322 | $70,724 | $154,214 | $122,460 | $114,864 | $88,051 |
| France | $10,194,328 | $10,308,048 | $11,047,456 | $6,269,700 | $3,857,132 | $5,368,181 | $4,050,439 |
| French Polynesia | $104 | $6,717 | | | $252 | | $43 |
| Gabon | | $6,746 | $151 | | | | |
| Gambia, The | $805 | | | | | | |
| Georgia | $532 | | | $3,536 | $948 | $3,055 | |
| Germany | $16,215,000 | $3,547,000 | $2,961,000 | $1,955,000 | $1,161,000 | $2,623,223 | $3,725,071 |
| Ghana | $125,162 | $80,612 | $45,172 | $125,360 | $343,308 | $103,687 | $241,513 |
| Greece | $654,091 | $413,262 | $450,114 | $449,406 | $213,600 | $225,956 | $263,903 |
| Greenland | | | $2,339 | | | | |
| Grenada | | $18 | $3,134 | $11,464 | $22,796 | | |
| Guatemala | $2,275,171 | $1,988,351 | $2,074,730 | $2,795,807 | $1,016,622 | $1,824,331 | $2,396,961 |
| Guinea | | $8,400 | $487 | $3,635 | | | |
| Guinea-Bissau | $3,118 | | | | | | |
| Guyana | $21,803 | $9,140 | $125 | $3,995 | $2,601 | | |
| Honduras | $143,220 | $129,464 | $182,211 | | $150,185 | | |
| Hong Kong | $3,617,304 | $2,519,883 | $3,329,074 | $3,748,733 | $3,754,278 | $3,823,685 | $6,193,819 |
| Hungary | $856,000 | $731,000 | $233,000 | $529,000 | $446,000 | $398,000 | $488,000 |
| Iceland | $15,839 | $9,754 | $11,179 | $13,502 | $26,293 | $6,264 | $325 |
| India | $5,925,584 | $5,020,501 | $882,941 | $2,417,603 | $2,878,996 | $4,801,495 | $7,960,866 |
| Indonesia | $2,769,124 | $3,471,497 | $20,849,780 | $21,295,837 | $6,454,509 | $9,939,286 | $14,701,128 |
| Iran | $23,297,633 | $4,491,124 | | | | $24,871,192 | |
| Ireland | $267,749 | $167,783 | $397,949 | $437,425 | $227,329 | $298,936 | $266,779 |
| Israel | $1,275,000 | $1,059,000 | $1,138,000 | $1,136,000 | $899,000 | $839,000 | $809,000 |
| Italy | $13,533,687 | $9,503,043 | $10,222,047 | $10,469,126 | $10,159,407 | $14,350,735 | $12,805,564 |
| Jamaica | $5,979 | $4,075 | $5,715 | $34,980 | $40,693 | $45,183 | |
| Japan | $715,408 | $1,125,155 | $1,651,794 | $904,198 | $611,896 | $1,367,160 | $1,407,892 |
| Jordan | $534,104 | $729,759 | $41,405 | $327,113 | $215,983 | $427,224 | $274,038 |
| Kazakhstan | $4,494 | $9,220 | $59,811 | $156,672 | $114,395 | | |
| Kenya | $825,683 | $3,163,163 | $2,882,125 | $4,381,694 | $3,351,979 | $3,742,680 | |
| Korea, South | $6,129,929 | $5,816,074 | $3,025,246 | $4,208,718 | $2,834,265 | $5,008,284 | $6,406,750 |
| Kuwait | | $347,187 | $73,215 | $268,697 | | | |
| Kyrgyzstan | $33,455 | $55,060 | $128,922 | $31,766 | | $8,469 | $50,007 |
| Latvia | $22,744 | $162,455 | $122,655 | $55,042 | $402,780 | $66,333 | $22,642 |
| Lebanon | $76,000 | $151,544 | $5,938 | $104,517 | $19,005 | $96,078 | $39,651 |
| Lithuania | $3,775,334 | $3,332,114 | $2,767,045 | $1,182,225 | $21,973 | $33,361 | $51,394 |
| Luxembourg | $11,049 | $33,648 | $29,043 | $56,454 | $47,915 | $1,200 | $456 |
| Macau | $206 | | | | | | |
| Macedonia | $1,364,778 | $559,537 | $145,638 | $276,216 | $201,702 | | $26,026 |
| Madagascar | $73,862 | $59,681 | $9,137 | $5,117 | $10,121 | $15,316 | |
| Malawi | $69,922 | $54,878 | $10,755 | $34,791 | $18,495 | $36,791 | $378 |
| Malaysia | $2,385,908 | $4,328,532 | $3,429,628 | $4,645,219 | $2,550,817 | $3,556,126 | $4,493,955 |
| Mali | | $8,321 | $49,312 | $20,402 | | | |
| Malta | $3,367 | $2,604 | $5,798 | $5,232 | $4,923 | $7,974 | |
| Mauritania | $217,249 | | | | | | |
| Mauritius | $532,972 | $977,452 | $924,924 | $1,623,321 | $2,148,030 | $2,878,928 | $4,758,311 |
| Mayotte | $646 | | | | | | |
| Mexico | $11,659,392 | $13,480,349 | $14,169,665 | $12,924,422 | $9,482,507 | $10,367,919 | $11,666,085 |
| Moldova | $102,148 | $151,804 | $207,070 | $188,135 | $66,209 | $136,371 | $160,471 |
| Mongolia | $104,138 | $304,769 | $265,224 | | | | |
| Montenegro | | $1,076 | $8,184 | $14,553 | $10,444 | $5,307 | $2,552 |
| Morocco | $8,988,649 | $10,480,641 | $10,462,291 | $9,964,135 | $7,806,789 | $9,321,425 | |
| Mozambique | $52,980 | $152,703 | $67,407 | $135,458 | $172,733 | $198,192 | $374,000 |
| Namibia | $2,708 | $27,620 | $52,860 | $439,716 | | | |
| Nepal | | | | | $34,039 | $123,010 | |
| Netherlands | $84,535 | $143,218 | $728,809 | $1,401,286 | $739,283 | $283,714 | |
| Netherlands Antilles | $41,539 | $100,092 | $103,650 | $43,883 | | | |
| New Caledonia | $372 | | | $94 | $13,003 | | $55 |
| New Zealand | $66,239 | $259,960 | $442,977 | $95,120 | $288,284 | $305,426 | $911,078 |
| Nicaragua | | $160 | $239 | $1,996 | $533 | $3,841 | $6,888 |
| Niger | $666 | | | $1,398 | | $234 | $1,538 |
| Nigeria | | $20,914,521 | $25,330,450 | $6,390,274 | $4,021,060 | $5,031,449 | |
| Norway | $208,787 | $311,488 | $2,035,652 | $1,306,810 | $150,639 | $76,084 | $204,699 |
| Oman | $4,962 | $30,216 | $17,992 | $252 | $18,580 | $62,913 | |
| Pakistan | $8,080,304 | $8,387,011 | $6,166,986 | $6,364,499 | $4,344,808 | $8,616,302 | $11,028,673 |
| Panama | $790 | $7,891 | $38,135 | $6,198 | $48,215 | $77,145 | $17,092 |
| Paraguay | $5,230 | $12,236 | $12,497 | $9,124 | $47,209 | $39,226 | $246,582 |
| Peru | $3,258,720 | $2,106,494 | $1,813,446 | $2,857,709 | $1,279,791 | $1,453,449 | $1,822,605 |
| Philippines | $3,340,452 | $1,753,296 | $941,701 | $2,151,437 | $208,290 | $947,609 | $232,808 |
| Poland | $4,566,688 | $3,856,289 | $5,797,815 | $4,637,218 | $2,614,148 | $3,923,409 | $3,346,178 |
| Portugal | $9,120,916 | $6,516,198 | $4,945,212 | $6,328,556 | $4,211,160 | $4,235,775 | $3,748,018 |
| Qatar | $193,123 | $51,105 | $226,807 | $70,967 | | $107,114 | |
| Romania | $8,335,750 | $5,785,360 | $5,425,845 | $5,663,399 | $6,059,935 | $4,988,914 | $10,650,812 |
| Russia | $94,652 | $87,108 | $192,441 | $117,247 | $76,731 | $140,136 | $86,770 |
| Rwanda | $808 | | $14,363 | $1,247 | $172 | | $3,313 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | $194 | $396 | | | | | |
| Saint Lucia | $38,698 | $3,069 | $23,765 | | | | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | | $283 | | $310 | $8,704 | $495 | |
| Sao Tome and Principe | | | | $136 | $28 | | |
| Saudi Arabia | $1,849,544 | $1,777,443 | $1,093,620 | | | $848,001 | |
| Senegal | $2,728,620 | $2,589,349 | $2,198,483 | $2,734,308 | $2,837,143 | $8,950,205 | $19,300,824 |
| Serbia | $500,756 | $174,520 | $243,512 | $365,812 | $59,824 | $168,860 | $356,259 |
| Seychelles | $5,824 | $1,919 | $3,756 | $4,225 | | | |
| Singapore | $245,519 | $415,162 | $579,100 | $566,592 | $172,587 | $277,332 | $458,326 |
| Slovakia | $1,196,748 | $987,695 | $857,185 | $687,591 | $384,390 | $24,064 | $342,638 |
| Slovenia | $331,110 | $344,300 | $124,111 | $240,048 | $122,604 | $108,082 | $238,952 |
| South Africa | $5,657,954 | $6,690,573 | $7,955,082 | $4,643,554 | $2,647,564 | $2,971,025 | $1,326,896 |
| Spain | $5,016,717 | $10,231,957 | $7,792,992 | $4,587,389 | $2,569,727 | $3,957,553 | |
| Sri Lanka | $553,207 | $356,995 | $168,585 | $230,074 | $168,441 | $113,764 | $130,644 |
| Sudan | $143,445 | $2,222 | $501 | $57,283 | $89,947 | | |
| Swaziland | $36,363 | $67,213 | $133,885 | | | | |
| Sweden | $50,499 | $44,290 | $68,260 | $80,669 | $9,878 | $7,235 | $76,624 |
| Switzerland | $2,661,775 | $1,856,822 | $3,271,473 | $1,933,823 | $1,020,351 | $1,465,201 | $2,556,287 |
| Syria | $17,266,053 | $18,608,422 | $11,532,621 | $8,596,772 | | $10,294,348 | |
| Tanzania | $219,162 | $87,065 | $46,316 | $96,351 | $118,722 | $124,604 | $102,863 |
| Thailand | $2,081,944 | $4,995,201 | $5,116,448 | $7,015,883 | $3,306,897 | $3,653,739 | $5,599,189 |
| Tonga | | | | $15 | $2,924 | $10,699 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | $103,372 | $68,871 | $164,348 | $147,822 | $202,092 | $245,535 | |
| Tunisia | $4,535,350 | $4,645,206 | $4,964,511 | $5,193,533 | $6,251,813 | $6,267,786 | |
| Turkey | $12,562,628 | $13,013,736 | $12,632,421 | $14,150,804 | $11,979,141 | $15,985,877 | $24,515,983 |
| Uganda | $50,194 | $92,643 | $565 | $14,925 | $1,714 | $14,457 | |
| Ukraine | $1,029,325 | $1,649,720 | $3,633,991 | $3,867,198 | $3,920,484 | $7,738,835 | $34,442,584 |
| United Arab Emirates | $1,219,591 | | $662,111 | $1,055,459 | | | |
| United Kingdom | $18,636,680 | $6,642,301 | $9,187,251 | $6,107,645 | $5,130,135 | $4,836,755 | $4,730,903 |
| United States | $7,745,887 | $6,164,619 | $7,831,217 | $12,028,824 | $11,124,101 | $13,651,832 | $24,796,319 |
| Uruguay | $424,509 | $350,959 | $265,333 | $366,761 | $78,216 | | |
| Vanuatu | | $297 | $4,118 | | | | |
| Venezuela | $258,912 | $290,461 | $237,582 | $572,563 | $847,563 | $943,389 | $50,287 |
| Vietnam | $4,371,567 | $2,354,805 | $2,849,706 | $3,572,712 | $2,469,239 | $3,681,630 | |
| Wallis and Futuna | | $693 | | | | | |
| Yemen | $65,482 | $14,642 | $6,344 | $11,935 | $88,623 | $25,499 | $25,206 |
| Zambia | $43,124 | $30,288 | $6,559 | $27,471 | $17,044 | $96,326 | |
| Zimbabwe | $447,215 | $656,835 | $734,588 | $394,435 | $480,134 | $562,865 | |
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