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Heading in chapter 55 — Man-made staple fibres

Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres

Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres, whether or not put up for retail sale

$5.5MIndia’s exports in 2025
73countries bought from India in 2025
0.8×change since 2013 ($6.9M)
under 1%of chapter 55 exports

India’s exports, year by year

US$, calendar years, all destinations combined. Source: UN Comtrade (India’s own reports).

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. Saudi Arabia
  2. Nepal
  3. Kenya
  4. United Arab Emirates
  5. Benin
  6. Sri Lanka
  7. Bangladesh
  8. USA
  9. Jordan
  10. Djibouti

Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.

What's inside 5508

2 codes India exports
5508.10Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres — of synthetic staple fibres$5.3M in 2025 — 96% of the total5508.20Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres — of artificial staple fibres$200K in 2025 — 4% of the total

Other codes in chapter 55

5509Yarn (other than sewing thread) of synthetic staple fibres, not put up for retail sale$426M in 20255515Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres$413M in 20255503Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning$240M in 20255504Artificial staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning$132M in 20255510Yarn (other than sewing thread) of artificial staple fibres, not put up for retail sale$91M in 20255516Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres$66M in 20255513Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such…$48M in 20255514Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such…$43M in 20255511Yarn$42M in 20255512Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic…$42M in 20255501Synthetic filament tow$6.4M in 20255505Waste$6.0M in 2025