Latest trade
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Cotton yarn
HS4 5207 trade overview
A focused view of this HS4 subsector: market scale, momentum, leading routes, countries, and the HS6 classifications inside it.
The numbers at a glanceLatest reported year · 2024
Annual change
+20.4%Latest year on yearExporters
127Active reporting countriesImporters
188Active reporting countriesHS6 products
2Classifications inside HS4The subsector read
$379.2M in trade, with -0.6% annualized growth over three years.
Cotton yarn is recorded across 2,672 active corridors, with 127 exporters and 188 importers.
Annual trend
Subsector momentum over time
Reported global trade from 1995 to 2024. Read the methodology ↗
Top trade corridors
Where the subsector moves
Leading exporter-to-importer relationships by latest reported value. See data sources ↗
Latest reported relationshipsTop 10 by trade value
| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Trade value | Growth | HS6 | Distance | FTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | Dominican RepublicDOM | $74.8M | +336.8% | 2 | 2,495 km | Yes |
| 2 | CanadaCAN | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $13.7M | +4.1% | 2 | 556 km | Yes |
| 3 | LesothoLSO | South AfricaZAF | $9.2M | +31.3% | 2 | 350 km | Yes |
| 4 | TurkeyTUR | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $9.1M | +0.2% | 2 | 8,087 km | No |
| 5 | FranceFRA | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $8.3M | -1.9% | 1 | 5,852 km | No |
| 6 | DenmarkDNK | GermanyDEU | $8.2M | +12.9% | 2 | 355 km | Yes |
| 7 | MexicoMEX | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $8.0M | +27.3% | 2 | 3,359 km | Yes |
| 8 | United KingdomGBR | FranceFRA | $7.4M | -7.9% | 2 | 344 km | Yes |
| 9 | IndiaIND | DenmarkDNK | $5.4M | +13.4% | 2 | 5,853 km | No |
| 10 | ChinaCHN | Viet NamVNM | $5.3M | -1% | 2 | 2,732 km | Yes |
Market structure
Where supply and demand concentrate
Exporter and importer rankings show the two sides of the subsector separately. Check coverage ↗
| Rank | Country | Exports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $77.8M | 79 | 2 |
| 2 | ChinaCHN | $45.5M | 166 | 2 |
| 3 | TurkeyTUR | $31.3M | 121 | 2 |
| 4 | FranceFRA | $27.6M | 99 | 2 |
| 5 | DenmarkDNK | $22.7M | 48 | 2 |
| 6 | GermanyDEU | $17.7M | 81 | 2 |
| 7 | CanadaCAN | $14.5M | 43 | 2 |
| 8 | ItalyITA | $14.0M | 90 | 2 |
| 9 | IndiaIND | $13.9M | 95 | 2 |
| 10 | United KingdomGBR | $13.2M | 65 | 2 |
| Rank | Country | Imports | Partners | HS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominican RepublicDOM | $75.1M | 10 | 2 |
| 2 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsUSA | $55.7M | 48 | 2 |
| 3 | GermanyDEU | $36.6M | 68 | 2 |
| 4 | FranceFRA | $23.5M | 55 | 2 |
| 5 | NetherlandsNLD | $15.8M | 48 | 2 |
| 6 | DenmarkDNK | $13.2M | 52 | 2 |
| 7 | SwedenSWE | $11.7M | 34 | 2 |
| 8 | South AfricaZAF | $9.5M | 36 | 2 |
| 9 | SpainESP | $8.6M | 52 | 2 |
| 10 | United KingdomGBR | $8.3M | 48 | 2 |
HS6 product coverage
The products inside HS4 5207
Six-digit classifications make the subsector specific. Browse the product workspace ↗
2 classifications shownCotton yarn
Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, put up for retail saleHS6 520710
Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, put up for retail saleHS6 520790
Definitions and coverage
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Reported values
Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the HS4 classification, not company-level sales or shipment records.
Calculated indicators
Growth, concentration, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated from reported observations.
Missing data
Unavailable observations remain unavailable. They are not filled, interpolated, or presented as forecasts.
Coverage: 1995-2024 · Data refreshed 2026-07-20 09:34:09
Data source
OECD trade statistics with CEPII context
OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.