# Cotton Seeds trade corridors and routes | HS 120729 | Yugalinks

The leading reported route is Australia to China, with trade value of $196.2M.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Australia to China | $196.2M | +45% | $214.4M | 6 | 29.7% | 8,956 km |
| USA to Republic of Korea | $37.1M | +7.3% | $46.3M | 6 | 0.1% | 11,066 km |
| Greece to Italy | $34.1M | +0.8% | $36.1M | 14 | 0% | 1,050 km |
| USA to Mexico | $27.5M | +7.9% | $27.6M | 22 | 0.1% | 3,369 km |
| USA to Japan | $19.5M | +5.4% | $35.3M | 11 | 0% | 10,856 km |
| Australia to USA | $19.1M | +362.5% | $19.3M | 10 | 0% | 16,009 km |
| USA to China | $17.2M | +94.1% | $214.4M | 6 | 0.3% | 10,994 km |
| Greece to Saudi Arabia | $14.6M | +5.1% | $24.4M | 16 | 0.1% | 2,634 km |
| Greece to Spain | $11.3M | +29% | $11.8M | 8 | 0% | 2,373 km |
| Brazil to Japan | $7.3M | +9.6% | $35.3M | 11 | 0% | 18,550 km |
| Australia to Japan | $6.4M | +26.6% | $35.3M | 11 | 0% | 7,831 km |
| Australia to Republic of Korea | $6.0M | +86.8% | $46.3M | 6 | 0.1% | 8,330 km |
| Benin to Mexico | $3.5M | 0% | $27.6M | 22 | 0.1% | 10,995 km |
| Benin to Saudi Arabia | $3.4M | +22.3% | $24.4M | 16 | 0.1% | 5,130 km |
| USA to Saudi Arabia | $3.4M | -30.9% | $24.4M | 16 | 0.1% | 10,527 km |
| Argentina to Saudi Arabia | $2.9M | +294% | $24.4M | 16 | 0.1% | 12,880 km |
| Ethiopia to USA | $2.7M | +850.6% | $19.3M | 10 | 0% | 11,221 km |
| Paraguay to Saudi Arabia | $2.7M | +213.7% | $24.4M | 16 | 0.1% | 12,522 km |
| Brazil to Republic of Korea | $2.5M | -21.5% | $46.3M | 6 | 0.1% | 18,365 km |
| Greece to Japan | $1.4M | -8.4% | $35.3M | 11 | 0% | 9,518 km |
| Burkina Faso to Italy | $1.3M | +31.3% | $36.1M | 14 | 0% | 3,564 km |
| Mali to Spain | $1.3M | +159.9% | $11.8M | 8 | 0% | 3,117 km |
| Togo to Spain | $1.0M | -1.6% | $11.8M | 8 | 0% | 3,845 km |
| Mozambique to Italy | $921.1K | +25.9% | $36.1M | 14 | 0% | 7,829 km |
| Togo to USA | $789.8K | 0% | $19.3M | 10 | 0% | 8,336 km |
| Romania to Italy | $748.0K | +87.1% | $36.1M | 14 | 0% | 0 km |
| Sri Lanka to Saudi Arabia | $747.0K | 0% | $24.4M | 16 | 0.1% | 4,039 km |
| Brazil to Italy | $716.9K | -16.7% | $36.1M | 14 | 0% | 9,483 km |
| Greece to Republic of Korea | $713.9K | +52.1% | $46.3M | 6 | 0.1% | 8,528 km |
| World excl. EU to Spain | $668.5K | 0% | $11.8M | 8 | 0% | 0 km |
| Argentina to Republic of Korea | $653.8K | +14.6% | $46.3M | 6 | 0.1% | 19,447 km |
| Mozambique to China | $618.5K | +47% | $214.4M | 6 | 0.3% | 11,347 km |
| Guinea to USA | $603.1K | 0% | $19.3M | 10 | 0% | 6,673 km |
| Syrian Arab Republic to Italy | $579.2K | +40.9% | $36.1M | 14 | 0% | 2,286 km |
| Senegal to Spain | $553.9K | +617.2% | $11.8M | 8 | 0% | 3,164 km |
| Brazil to Saudi Arabia | $551.1K | +35.4% | $24.4M | 16 | 0.1% | 11,405 km |
| Uzbekistan to Japan | $543.6K | 0% | $35.3M | 11 | 0% | 6,008 km |
| Republic of Korea to Japan | $512.5K | +3.8% | $35.3M | 11 | 0% | 1,157 km |
| Benin to Italy | $492.8K | -19.2% | $36.1M | 14 | 0% | 4,071 km |
| Togo to Italy | $431.1K | +20.8% | $36.1M | 14 | 0% | 4,125 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2001 | $27.1K | +298,437.7% | +88% |
| 2004 | $451.2K | +1,566.1% | +179.9% |
| 2010 | $7.1M | +1,464.4% | +9,097.7% |
| 2011 | $117.7M | +1,567.9% | +1,532.1% |
| 2012 | $104.7M | -11% | +514.6% |
| 2013 | $43.9M | -58.1% | +83.9% |
| 2014 | $20.8M | -52.7% | -43.9% |
| 2015 | $2.5M | -87.7% | -71% |
| 2016 | $24.9M | +878% | -17.2% |
| 2017 | $77.9M | +212.4% | +55.4% |
| 2018 | $30.6M | -60.8% | +128.8% |
| 2021 | $51.7M | +69.3% | +27.5% |
| 2022 | $187.1M | +261.6% | +33.9% |
| 2023 | $238.3M | +27.4% | +98.3% |
| 2024 | $196.2M | -17.7% | +55.9% |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._