# Cotton (HS4 5202) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Cotton at HS4 5202, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The cotton subsector recorded $434.4M in reported global trade in 2024, with -7.8% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $434.4M |
| Latest annual change | -7.8% |
| Active exporters | 129 |
| Active importers | 179 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $364.4M | 1,211 | 3 |
| 1996 | $360.6M | 1,214 | 3 |
| 1997 | $322.4M | 1,249 | 3 |
| 1998 | $309.5M | 1,277 | 3 |
| 1999 | $272.9M | 1,309 | 3 |
| 2000 | $247.3M | 1,445 | 3 |
| 2001 | $248.6M | 1,429 | 3 |
| 2002 | $247.5M | 1,465 | 3 |
| 2003 | $309.8M | 1,461 | 3 |
| 2004 | $392.9M | 1,587 | 3 |
| 2005 | $325.3M | 1,566 | 3 |
| 2006 | $380.9M | 1,537 | 3 |
| 2007 | $408.5M | 1,597 | 3 |
| 2008 | $425.6M | 1,627 | 3 |
| 2009 | $340.4M | 1,564 | 3 |
| 2010 | $441.1M | 1,563 | 3 |
| 2011 | $686.8M | 1,569 | 3 |
| 2012 | $604.5M | 1,503 | 3 |
| 2013 | $650.4M | 1,527 | 3 |
| 2014 | $486.9M | 1,533 | 3 |
| 2015 | $388.0M | 1,534 | 3 |
| 2016 | $410.5M | 1,581 | 3 |
| 2017 | $565.4M | 1,613 | 3 |
| 2018 | $452.3M | 1,536 | 3 |
| 2019 | $356.3M | 1,477 | 3 |
| 2020 | $382.0M | 1,450 | 3 |
| 2021 | $446.8M | 1,503 | 3 |
| 2022 | $469.9M | 1,466 | 3 |
| 2023 | $469.7M | 1,509 | 3 |
| 2024 | $434.4M | 1,457 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- Turkey to Germany: $33.5M; growth +12.4%.
- India to Viet Nam: $33.3M; growth +40.3%.
- Uzbekistan to Turkey: $25.6M; growth +1.4%.
- India to Taiwan: $19.2M; growth -17.2%.
- Turkey to Pakistan: $17.9M; growth +168.7%.
- India to Germany: $13.6M; growth -10.4%.
- Uzbekistan to Russia: $13.5M; growth +8.2%.
- Turkey to Viet Nam: $8.9M; growth +202%.
- Germany to France: $7.2M; growth -0.4%.
- Bangladesh to India: $7.0M; growth -19%.

## HS6 products

- Cotton: yarn waste (including thread waste) (HS6 520210)
- Cotton: garnetted stock waste (HS6 520291)
- Cotton: waste other than garnetted stock and yarn (including thread) waste (HS6 520299)

## Definitions and coverage

Merchandise trade observations aggregated to HS4. Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons calculated from reported observations. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed.

Reported observations cover 1995-2024.

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## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) · [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) · [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) · [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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