Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data
Track this productCotton seeds, other than of a kind used for sowing
In short
- The US imported $13.0M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 16% on the year before.
- US exports were $79.0M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Korea, South, with 49.1%.
US imports, Aug 2026
$0
Last 12 months
$13.0M
↓ −16% vs the 12 months before
Average duty paid
n/a
Top supplier
None
US imports by month
The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted.
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| Month | US imports |
|---|---|
| August 2025 | $0 |
| September 2025 | $6.9M |
| October 2025 | $6.1M |
| November 2025 | $0 |
| December 2025 | $0 |
| January 2026 | $11K |
| February 2026 | $0 |
| March 2026 | $0 |
| April 2026 | $0 |
| May 2026 | $0 |
| June 2026 | $0 |
| July 2026 | $0 |
| August 2026 | $0 |
What changed
- The US recorded no imports of this product in August 2026.
- Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $13.0M, down 16% on the 12 months before.
US trade by year
US imports were $13.0M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 78% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $79.0M, down 18%.
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| Period | US imports |
|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $7.3M |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $0 |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $89K |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $217K |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $8.3M |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $3K |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $45.1M |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $8.8M |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $15.6M |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $13.0M |
- Australia
- Bolivia
- All countries
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| Period | Australia | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 91.8% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | n/a | n/a |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 98.6% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 99.9% | 0.1% |
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| Period | Australia | Bolivia | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 0.0% | n/a | 0.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | n/a | n/a | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | n/a | n/a | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 0.0% | n/a | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | n/a | n/a | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 0.0% | n/a | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 1.1% | n/a | 1.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 0.0% | 10.2% | 0.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Period | US imports | Duty paid | US exports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $13.0M−16% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $79.0M−1.6% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $15.6M+76% | 0.0%−1.1 pts | $80.3M−34% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $8.8M−80% | 1.1%+1.1 pts | $121.4M+44% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $45.1M+1717781% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $84.4M−16% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $3K−100% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $100.6M+31% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $8.3M+3721% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $76.6M−5.8% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $217K+146% | 0.0%0.0 pts | $81.4M+1.5% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $89K | 0.0% | $80.2M−22% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $0−100% | n/a | $103.0M+7.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $7.3M | 0.1% | $96.2M |
Who supplies the US
August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025.
| Country | US imports | Share | Average price | Duty paid | Last 13 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All countries | $0 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
The 2 largest suppliers had 100.0% of US imports over the last 12 months.
How the market is shifting
No supplier with 3% or more of the market gained or lost a point of share over the last 12 months. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 2 largest suppliers over the last 12 months.
- Australia
- Bolivia
- All countries
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| Month | Australia | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| October 2024 | n/a | n/a |
| November 2024 | n/a | n/a |
| December 2024 | n/a | n/a |
| January 2025 | n/a | n/a |
| February 2025 | n/a | n/a |
| March 2025 | n/a | n/a |
| April 2025 | n/a | n/a |
| May 2025 | n/a | n/a |
| June 2025 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| July 2025 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| August 2025 | n/a | n/a |
| September 2025 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| October 2025 | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| November 2025 | n/a | n/a |
| December 2025 | n/a | n/a |
| January 2026 | 0.0% | 100.0% |
| February 2026 | n/a | n/a |
| March 2026 | n/a | n/a |
| April 2026 | n/a | n/a |
| May 2026 | n/a | n/a |
| June 2026 | n/a | n/a |
| July 2026 | n/a | n/a |
| August 2026 | n/a | n/a |
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| Month | Australia | Bolivia | All countries |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | 0.0% | n/a | 0.0% |
| October 2024 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| November 2024 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| December 2024 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| January 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| February 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| March 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| April 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| May 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| June 2025 | n/a | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| July 2025 | 0.0% | n/a | 0.0% |
| August 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| September 2025 | 0.0% | n/a | 0.0% |
| October 2025 | 0.0% | n/a | 0.0% |
| November 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| December 2025 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| January 2026 | n/a | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| February 2026 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| March 2026 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| April 2026 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| May 2026 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| June 2026 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| July 2026 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| August 2026 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Where it enters the US
Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.
Where US exports go
US exports were $6.3M in August 2026, up 21% from August 2025, and $79.0M over the last 12 months, down 1.6% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Vietnam, up 98%.
| Market | Last 12 months | Share | vs 12 months before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korea, South | $38.8M | 49.1% | +10% |
| Japan | $23.1M | 29.3% | +47% |
| Mexico | $9.3M | 11.8% | −18% |
| Vietnam | $2.4M | 3.1% | +98% |
| Saudi Arabia | $1.8M | 2.3% | −84% |
| Canada | $1.5M | 1.9% | +0.8% |
| Morocco | $1.3M | 1.7% | −58% |
| Paraguay | $510K | 0.6% | new |
| Other countries (7) | $149K | 0.2% | −44% |
| All countries | $79.0M | 100.0% | −1.6% |
Markets abroad
Each country's own import figures for this product, from UN Comtrade: the 8 biggest importers outside the US in the latest year each has reported, what they bought from the US, and the change from the year before. Values usually include freight and insurance to the importer's border, so they run a little above US export figures. Countries report a year or more late; 72 have reported 2025 so far. Where a country's figure for imports from the US is under half or over double what the US recorded exporting there that year, the US figure is shown under it.
| Market | Imports | vs year before | From the US | US share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | $136.9Min 2025 | −37% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Saudi Arabia | $48.9Min 2025 | +81% | $21.9M | 44.7% |
| Korea, South | $42.7Min 2025 | −11% | $34.9M | 81.6% |
| Japan | $34.3Min 2025 | −5.9% | $17.3M | 50.6% |
| Italy | $32.5Min 2025 | −14% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Mexico | $27.4Min 2025 | −11% | $27.4MUS records $12.2M | 100.0% |
| Mali | $8.7Min 2024 | +101% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Spain | $6.9Min 2025 | −42% | $285 | 0.0% |
The biggest market outside the US is China, which imported $136.9M of this product in 2025, none of it from the US.
The US supplies 44.7% of imports into Saudi Arabia and 81.6% into South Korea, but under 10% into China, Italy and Mali.
Of these, imports into Mali grew fastest: up 101% from 2023 to 2024.
Related products
Other products under heading 1207: oil seeds and oleaginous fruits not elsewhere specified, whether or not broken. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.
| Product | US imports | US exports |
|---|---|---|
| Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, whether or not broken, not elsewhere specifiedHS 1207.99 | $184.3M | $23.4M |
| Melon seedsHS 1207.70 | $39.5M | $69.3M |
| Sesame seedsHS 1207.40 | $62.9M | $19.3M |
| Mustard seedsHS 1207.50 | $56.1M | $6.0M |
| Cotton seeds, of a kind used for sowingHS 1207.21 | $2.8M | $25.0M |
| Poppy seeds, whether or not brokenHS 1207.91 | $15.3M | $814K |
| Safflower (carthamus tinctorius) seedsHS 1207.60 | $2.6M | $1.7M |
| Palm nuts and kernelsHS 1207.10 | $751K | $393K |
About these figures
- Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, not seasonally adjusted, in US dollars. Retrieved November 3, 2026.
- US imports are general imports at customs value, which excludes freight and insurance. Exports are at free-alongside-ship value.
- Average price is customs value divided by quantity (kilograms), across all of the product's 10-digit lines.
- Duty paid is the duty Census calculates on each country's imports for consumption, as a share of their value. It moves with tariff changes, exemptions and the mix of goods within the product.
- Markets abroad are each country's imports as it reports them to UN Comtrade, in US dollars, usually including freight and insurance. Countries report a year or more late and in their own edition of the HS codes, so one still on an older edition is missing for codes that changed in 2022.
- Census revises recent months, so figures can change slightly. These are estimates for research and planning, not customs or legal advice.