# Cotton yarn (HS4 5207) Trade Overview | Yugalinks

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Cotton yarn at HS4 5207, with reported global trade through 2024.

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## Answer

The cotton yarn subsector recorded $379.2M in reported global trade in 2024, with +20.4% annual change.

## Key figures

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest reported trade | $379.2M |
| Latest annual change | +20.4% |
| Active exporters | 127 |
| Active importers | 188 |
| Active HS6 products | 2 |

## Annual trend

| Year | Global trade | Corridors | HS6 products |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $249.4M | 1,540 | 2 |
| 1996 | $249.5M | 1,578 | 2 |
| 1997 | $258.3M | 1,568 | 2 |
| 1998 | $311.9M | 1,572 | 2 |
| 1999 | $375.6M | 1,719 | 2 |
| 2000 | $391.2M | 1,899 | 2 |
| 2001 | $422.6M | 1,938 | 2 |
| 2002 | $435.1M | 2,018 | 2 |
| 2003 | $493.7M | 2,035 | 2 |
| 2004 | $447.4M | 2,106 | 2 |
| 2005 | $425.7M | 2,135 | 2 |
| 2006 | $399.2M | 2,143 | 2 |
| 2007 | $398.2M | 2,145 | 2 |
| 2008 | $378.5M | 2,188 | 2 |
| 2009 | $316.6M | 2,255 | 2 |
| 2010 | $329.9M | 2,286 | 2 |
| 2011 | $320.5M | 2,264 | 2 |
| 2012 | $274.5M | 2,374 | 2 |
| 2013 | $326.9M | 2,375 | 2 |
| 2014 | $335.4M | 2,382 | 2 |
| 2015 | $328.3M | 2,405 | 2 |
| 2016 | $306.2M | 2,440 | 2 |
| 2017 | $318.2M | 2,453 | 2 |
| 2018 | $335.5M | 2,511 | 2 |
| 2019 | $263.2M | 2,469 | 2 |
| 2020 | $313.6M | 2,424 | 2 |
| 2021 | $385.6M | 2,660 | 2 |
| 2022 | $302.2M | 2,697 | 2 |
| 2023 | $301.3M | 2,682 | 2 |
| 2024 | $379.2M | 2,672 | 2 |

## Leading corridors

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Dominican Republic: $74.8M; growth +336.8%.
- Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $13.7M; growth +4.1%.
- Lesotho to South Africa: $9.2M; growth +31.3%.
- Turkey to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $9.1M; growth +0.2%.
- France to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $8.3M; growth -1.9%.
- Denmark to Germany: $8.2M; growth +12.9%.
- Mexico to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands: $8.0M; growth +27.3%.
- United Kingdom to France: $7.4M; growth -7.9%.
- India to Denmark: $5.4M; growth +13.4%.
- China to Viet Nam: $5.3M; growth -1%.

## HS6 products

- Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, put up for retail sale (HS6 520710)
- Cotton yarn: (not sewing thread), containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, put up for retail sale (HS6 520790)

## 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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