# Cotton (HS4 5204) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Cotton at HS4 5204, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The cotton subsector recorded $133.9M in reported global trade in 2024, with -3.2% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $133.9M |
| Latest annual change | -3.2% |
| Active exporters | 136 |
| Active importers | 190 |
| Active HS6 products | 3 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $195.9M | 2,019 | 3 |
| 1996 | $172.0M | 1,972 | 3 |
| 1997 | $170.1M | 2,028 | 3 |
| 1998 | $162.1M | 1,981 | 3 |
| 1999 | $162.8M | 2,104 | 3 |
| 2000 | $207.7M | 2,441 | 3 |
| 2001 | $156.0M | 2,433 | 3 |
| 2002 | $144.9M | 2,512 | 3 |
| 2003 | $166.7M | 2,469 | 3 |
| 2004 | $173.2M | 2,550 | 3 |
| 2005 | $167.7M | 2,592 | 3 |
| 2006 | $179.0M | 2,589 | 3 |
| 2007 | $181.7M | 2,617 | 3 |
| 2008 | $188.2M | 2,599 | 3 |
| 2009 | $150.2M | 2,596 | 3 |
| 2010 | $175.4M | 2,535 | 3 |
| 2011 | $200.0M | 2,531 | 3 |
| 2012 | $186.1M | 2,624 | 3 |
| 2013 | $227.9M | 2,573 | 3 |
| 2014 | $236.0M | 2,675 | 3 |
| 2015 | $209.1M | 2,725 | 3 |
| 2016 | $148.0M | 2,706 | 3 |
| 2017 | $158.1M | 2,714 | 3 |
| 2018 | $154.6M | 2,720 | 3 |
| 2019 | $152.7M | 2,631 | 3 |
| 2020 | $127.8M | 2,622 | 3 |
| 2021 | $150.4M | 2,811 | 3 |
| 2022 | $135.8M | 2,751 | 3 |
| 2023 | $137.5M | 2,688 | 3 |
| 2024 | $133.9M | 2,707 | 3 |

## Leading corridors

- Mexico to Dominican Republic: $7.5M; growth +78.1%.
- China to Viet Nam: $4.5M; growth +8.6%.
- Thailand to Laos: $3.3M; growth +15.4%.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Dominican Republic: $3.2M; growth -3.5%.
- Italy to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $2.8M; growth -10.6%.
- India to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $2.5M; growth -8.9%.
- France to Poland: $2.4M; growth +84.8%.
- China to Myanmar: $2.2M; growth -8.9%.
- Viet Nam to Cambodia: $2.1M; growth -1%.
- Honduras to Costa Rica: $2.0M; growth +3,744.7%.

## HS6 products

- Cotton: sewing thread, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale (HS6 520411)
- Cotton: sewing thread, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale (HS6 520419)
- Cotton: sewing thread, put up for retail sale (HS6 520420)

## 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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