Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data Data through August 2026 · updated monthly

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Cotton yarn waste (including thread waste)

In short

  • The US imported $354K of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, down 41% on the year before.
  • Canada is the largest supplier, with 72.5% of US imports; Mexico is next, with 21.9%.
  • Mexico is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $0.15/kg.
  • Duty paid averaged 24.5% of the value of imports in August 2026, up 16.0 points on a year earlier.
  • Pakistan is gaining share: 37.1% over the last 12 months, up from 24.4%.
  • US exports were $1.3M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Mexico, with 46.1%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$13K

↓ −52% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$354K

↓ −41% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

24.5%

↑ +16.0 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Canada

72.5% of US imports

US imports by month

The last 13 months, so the same month a year ago is on the left. August 2026 is highlighted.

Aug2025SepOctNovDecJan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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MonthUS imports
August 2025$28K
September 2025$3K
October 2025$290
November 2025$11K
December 2025$129K
January 2026$578
February 2026$7K
March 2026$19K
April 2026$57K
May 2026$36K
June 2026$29K
July 2026$49K
August 2026$13K

What changed

  • US imports were $13K in August 2026, down 73% from July 2026 and down 52% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $354K, down 41% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Canada up from 7.1% to 72.5%, Pakistan down from 86.8% to 0.0%.
  • Average prices from the top 2 suppliers stayed within 5% of July 2026.
  • Duty paid on imports from Canada rose from 0.0% to 30.9% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $354K in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 18% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $1.3M, down 66%.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$431K
12 months to Aug 2018$432K
12 months to Aug 2019$532K
12 months to Aug 2020$130K
12 months to Aug 2021$373K
12 months to Aug 2022$241K
12 months to Aug 2023$549K
12 months to Aug 2024$979K
12 months to Aug 2025$604K
12 months to Aug 2026$354K
  • Pakistan
  • Turkey
  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodPakistanTurkeyCanadaMexico
12 months to Aug 20170.0%4.5%7.0%11.9%
12 months to Aug 20186.3%32.8%6.8%39.7%
12 months to Aug 20190.1%49.6%2.5%27.7%
12 months to Aug 20200.4%0.0%10.5%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202124.9%39.7%11.3%7.9%
12 months to Aug 202254.7%16.1%3.7%25.1%
12 months to Aug 202322.2%76.5%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 202418.8%72.3%0.5%3.2%
12 months to Aug 202524.4%62.7%5.8%4.8%
12 months to Aug 202637.1%34.2%15.9%7.5%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodPakistanTurkeyCanadaMexicoAll countries
12 months to Aug 2017n/a0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%n/a0.0%n/a0.5%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20220.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
12 months to Aug 20230.0%0.0%n/an/a0.0%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%
12 months to Aug 20251.4%0.9%0.0%0.0%1.0%
12 months to Aug 20268.3%13.4%6.0%0.0%9.8%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$354K−41%9.8%+8.8 pts$1.3M−44%
12 months to Aug 2025$604K−38%1.0%+0.9 pts$2.4M+14%
12 months to Aug 2024$979K+78%0.1%+0.1 pts$2.1M−38%
12 months to Aug 2023$549K+128%0.0%0.0 pts$3.4M−28%
12 months to Aug 2022$241K−35%0.0%0.0 pts$4.7M−0.8%
12 months to Aug 2021$373K+187%0.0%−0.5 pts$4.7M+88%
12 months to Aug 2020$130K−76%0.5%+0.5 pts$2.5M−30%
12 months to Aug 2019$532K+23%0.0%0.0 pts$3.6M+16%
12 months to Aug 2018$432K+0.3%0.0%0.0 pts$3.1M−21%
12 months to Aug 2017$431K0.0%$3.9M

Who supplies the US

August 2026. Small figures under each value are the change from August 2025. Landed cost by origin, below, adds freight and duty to the price.

CountryUS importsShareAverage priceDuty paidLast 13 months
Canada$10K72.5%+57.9 pts$0.22/kg+85%30.9%+30.9 pts
Mexico$3K21.9%new$0.15/kg0.0%
China$7485.6%new$8.60/kg37.6%
All countries$13K100.0%$0.21/kg−19%24.5%+16.0 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 87.1% of US imports over the last 12 months.

Landed cost by origin

What importers paid to land this product at a US port from each main supplier, June–August 2026: the price, freight and insurance to the first US port, and duty, per unit. Suppliers with 3% or more of these imports, cheapest landed first. Small figures under landed cost are the change from the same months a year earlier.

  • Price
  • Freight and insurance
  • Duty
CountryPriceFreight and insuranceDutyLanded costMake-up
Mexico$0.15/kg$0.00/kg0.0% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$0.15/kg
Canada$0.21/kg$0.02/kg9.7% of price$0.02/kg10.9% of price$0.26/kg−16%
Turkey$0.42/kg$0.02/kg6.0% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$0.44/kg+6.9%
Pakistan$1.09/kg$0.21/kg19.3% of price$0.11/kg10.0% of price$1.41/kg−5.3%
All countries$0.36/kg$0.05/kg12.8% of price$0.03/kg8.3% of price$0.43/kg−10%

Landed at a US port, Mexico was cheapest, at $0.15/kg: 41.2% below Canada.

Landed cost from Canada fell 16% on a year earlier, to $0.26/kg, mostly on price: $0.31/kg then, $0.21/kg now.

How the market is shifting

Pakistan gained the most share: 37.1% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 24.4% in the 12 months before. Turkey lost the most: 34.2%, down from 62.7%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months.

  • Pakistan
  • Turkey
  • Canada
  • Mexico
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthPakistanTurkeyCanadaMexico
September 202431.9%53.9%2.6%6.2%
October 20240.0%87.3%6.9%5.1%
November 202428.7%61.8%0.0%6.2%
December 20240.0%0.0%100.0%0.0%
January 202524.6%70.6%0.0%4.7%
February 202529.7%64.6%0.0%5.7%
March 20250.0%96.0%4.0%0.0%
April 20250.0%93.8%0.0%0.0%
May 202578.0%3.4%3.0%15.7%
June 202558.3%29.9%5.2%0.0%
July 20250.0%0.0%93.9%0.0%
August 20250.0%82.1%14.7%0.0%
September 20250.0%80.7%0.0%0.0%
October 2025100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
November 20250.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
December 202515.9%79.4%0.0%4.6%
January 20260.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%
February 20260.0%0.0%53.7%39.6%
March 20260.0%24.6%40.7%15.3%
April 202682.6%0.0%10.0%5.2%
May 202658.8%0.0%30.8%8.2%
June 20260.0%38.1%50.1%10.3%
July 202686.8%0.0%7.1%6.1%
August 20260.0%0.0%72.5%21.9%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthPakistanTurkeyCanadaMexicoAll countries
September 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
October 2024n/a0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
November 20240.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
December 2024n/an/a0.0%n/a0.0%
January 20250.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
February 20250.0%0.0%n/a0.0%0.0%
March 2025n/a0.0%0.0%n/a0.0%
April 2025n/a0.0%n/an/a0.6%
May 20250.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%
June 202510.0%10.0%0.0%n/a8.8%
July 2025n/an/a0.0%n/a0.0%
August 2025n/a10.0%0.0%n/a8.5%
September 2025n/a15.0%n/an/a14.0%
October 202519.0%n/an/an/a19.0%
November 2025n/an/an/an/a27.4%
December 202519.0%15.0%n/a0.0%14.9%
January 2026n/a15.1%n/an/a15.1%
February 2026n/an/a0.0%0.0%1.2%
March 2026n/a10.0%0.0%0.0%4.5%
April 20261.3%n/a0.0%0.0%1.3%
May 202610.0%n/a3.3%0.0%7.2%
June 2026n/a0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
July 202610.0%n/a0.0%0.0%8.7%
August 2026n/an/a30.9%0.0%24.5%

Where it enters the US

Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.

  1. Norfolk-Newport News, VA$110K · 31.0%
  2. Newark, NJ$72K · 20.3%
  3. New York, NY$53K · 15.1%
  4. Port Huron, MI$33K · 9.3%
  5. Laredo, TX$27K · 7.5%

Where US exports go

US exports were $113K in August 2026, down 60% from August 2025, and $1.3M over the last 12 months, down 44% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Pakistan, up 85%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Mexico$622K46.1%−42%
Pakistan$341K25.3%+85%
Canada$92K6.8%new
Turkey$75K5.6%new
India$58K4.3%−90%
Portugal$40K3.0%new
Germany$34K2.5%new
Italy$23K1.7%−61%
Other countries (5)$64K4.7%−35%
All countries$1.3M100.0%−44%

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; 85 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
India$9.2Min 2025+30%$587K6.4%
Pakistan$8.6Min 2025+168%$72K0.8%
Turkey$6.5Min 2025−18%$48K0.7%
Kazakhstan$1.9Min 2025−4.8%$00.0%
Brazil$1.6Min 2025+37%$00.0%
Egypt$1.5Min 2025+42%$00.0%
Portugal$664Kin 2025−2.1%$2700.0%
Germany$637Kin 2025+1079%$35K5.5%

The biggest market outside the US is India, which imported $9.2M of this product in 2025, 6.4% of that from the US.

Of these, imports into Pakistan grew fastest: up 168% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 5202: cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock). US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Cotton waste, not elsewhere specifiedHS 5202.99$14.2M$3.0M
Cotton garnetted stockHS 5202.91$243K$2.3M
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.
  • Landed cost adds Census's import charges (freight, insurance and other costs of bringing the goods to the first US port) and calculated duty to the customs value, per unit, across the product's 10-digit lines. It leaves out antidumping and countervailing duties, customs fees and transport inland. Prices are averages across the goods within the code, so a lower one can mean cheaper goods, not the same goods for less.
  • 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.

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