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

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Cotton yarn not elsewhere specified, 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale, single uncombed yarn, over 43 nm but not over 52 nm

In short

  • The US imported $1.6M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, up 34% on the year before.
  • India is the largest supplier, with 93.6% of US imports; Peru is next, with 6.4%.
  • India is the cheapest main supplier before and after freight and duty, landing at $3.19/kg.
  • Duty paid averaged 16.2% of the value of imports in August 2026, down 0.6 points on a year earlier.
  • Mexico is gaining share: 36.0% over the last 12 months, up from 0.0%.
  • US exports were $66.5M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Honduras, with 53.0%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$17K

↓ −76% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$1.6M

↑ +34% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

16.2%

↓ −0.6 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

India

93.6% 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$71K
September 2025$34K
October 2025$89K
November 2025$58K
December 2025$95K
January 2026$68K
February 2026$92K
March 2026$171K
April 2026$233K
May 2026$306K
June 2026$301K
July 2026$179K
August 2026$17K

What changed

  • US imports were $17K in August 2026, down 90% from July 2026 and down 76% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $1.6M, up 34% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: India up from 58.5% to 93.6%, Mexico down from 37.2% to 0.0%.
  • Average price from India stayed within 5% of July 2026, at $2.73/kg.
  • Duty paid on imports from India rose from 6.5% to 16.5% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $1.6M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 56% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $66.5M, down 81%.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$3.8M
12 months to Aug 2018$4.1M
12 months to Aug 2019$5.2M
12 months to Aug 2020$1.7M
12 months to Aug 2021$3.1M
12 months to Aug 2022$2.2M
12 months to Aug 2023$1.3M
12 months to Aug 2024$654K
12 months to Aug 2025$1.2M
12 months to Aug 2026$1.6M
  • Mexico
  • India
  • Vietnam
  • Pakistan
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodMexicoIndiaVietnamPakistan
12 months to Aug 20172.7%63.9%3.5%12.8%
12 months to Aug 20180.2%85.4%0.0%2.9%
12 months to Aug 20190.0%93.1%0.0%1.8%
12 months to Aug 20200.8%68.3%0.0%11.3%
12 months to Aug 20210.2%84.6%1.8%4.1%
12 months to Aug 20220.1%73.2%0.0%9.5%
12 months to Aug 20230.4%52.9%6.8%24.3%
12 months to Aug 20243.3%33.0%0.0%7.5%
12 months to Aug 20250.0%31.9%0.0%6.1%
12 months to Aug 202636.0%17.4%14.8%14.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodMexicoIndiaVietnamPakistanAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.0%6.6%6.5%6.5%6.4%
12 months to Aug 20180.0%6.6%n/a6.5%6.6%
12 months to Aug 2019n/a6.7%n/a6.6%6.7%
12 months to Aug 20200.0%6.8%n/a6.5%8.0%
12 months to Aug 20210.0%6.8%6.5%6.5%6.8%
12 months to Aug 20226.4%6.6%n/a6.5%6.6%
12 months to Aug 20237.0%6.8%6.5%6.8%6.8%
12 months to Aug 20240.0%6.7%n/a6.7%4.3%
12 months to Aug 2025n/a13.2%n/a6.5%7.3%
12 months to Aug 20260.0%17.7%17.9%12.4%8.9%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$1.6M+34%8.9%+1.6 pts$66.5M−45%
12 months to Aug 2025$1.2M+88%7.3%+3.0 pts$121.8M−34%
12 months to Aug 2024$654K−48%4.3%−2.5 pts$185.1M−2.3%
12 months to Aug 2023$1.3M−43%6.8%+0.2 pts$189.4M−34%
12 months to Aug 2022$2.2M−29%6.6%−0.2 pts$288.7M+13%
12 months to Aug 2021$3.1M+84%6.8%−1.3 pts$254.4M+29%
12 months to Aug 2020$1.7M−67%8.0%+1.3 pts$196.8M−35%
12 months to Aug 2019$5.2M+27%6.7%+0.2 pts$302.5M−10%
12 months to Aug 2018$4.1M+9.1%6.6%+0.2 pts$337.9M−3.0%
12 months to Aug 2017$3.8M6.4%$348.5M

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
India$16K93.6%−6.4 pts$2.73/kg−29%16.5%−0.4 pts
Peru$1K6.4%new$16.83/kg12.5%
All countries$17K100.0%$2.88/kg−25%16.2%−0.6 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 68.3% 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
India$2.73/kg$0.24/kg8.9% of price$0.21/kg7.8% of price$3.19/kg−11%
Mexico$3.76/kg$0.02/kg0.5% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$3.77/kg
Pakistan$4.20/kg$0.29/kg6.9% of price$0.69/kg16.5% of price$5.19/kg
Honduras$4.68/kg$0.53/kg11.4% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$5.21/kg
Nicaragua$5.51/kg$0.15/kg2.7% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$5.66/kg
All countries$3.70/kg$0.17/kg4.6% of price$0.17/kg4.7% of price$4.04/kg+12%

Landed at a US port, India was cheapest, at $3.19/kg: 15.6% below Mexico.

Landed cost from India fell 11% on a year earlier, to $3.19/kg, mostly on duty: $0.49/kg then, $0.21/kg now.

How the market is shifting

Mexico gained the most share: 36.0% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 0.0% in the 12 months before. India lost the most: 17.4%, down from 31.9%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months.

  • Mexico
  • India
  • Vietnam
  • Pakistan
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthMexicoIndiaVietnamPakistan
September 20240.0%0.0%0.0%34.3%
October 20240.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
November 20240.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%
December 20240.0%13.0%0.0%0.0%
January 20250.0%46.5%0.0%0.0%
February 20250.0%31.5%0.0%29.7%
March 20250.0%18.1%0.0%0.0%
April 20250.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%
May 20250.0%69.1%0.0%0.0%
June 20250.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%
July 20250.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%
August 20250.0%100.0%0.0%0.0%
September 20250.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%
October 20250.0%36.1%0.0%0.0%
November 202553.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
December 202534.7%0.0%61.9%0.0%
January 20260.0%0.0%0.0%69.6%
February 20260.0%0.0%0.0%83.8%
March 20260.0%23.2%71.8%0.0%
April 202625.9%20.4%26.2%0.0%
May 202684.7%15.2%0.0%0.0%
June 202647.0%0.0%0.0%24.0%
July 202637.2%58.5%0.0%0.0%
August 20260.0%93.6%0.0%0.0%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthMexicoIndiaVietnamPakistanAll countries
September 2024n/an/an/a6.5%6.7%
October 2024n/an/an/an/a0.9%
November 2024n/an/an/a6.5%6.5%
December 2024n/a6.5%n/an/a2.2%
January 2025n/a6.5%n/an/a3.0%
February 2025n/a6.5%n/a6.5%16.2%
March 2025n/a6.5%n/an/a6.7%
April 2025n/a16.5%n/an/a16.5%
May 2025n/a16.5%n/an/a14.6%
June 2025n/a17.3%n/an/a17.3%
July 2025n/a16.5%n/an/a16.5%
August 2025n/a16.9%n/an/a16.9%
September 2025n/an/an/a7.4%7.4%
October 2025n/a56.5%n/an/a23.7%
November 20250.0%n/an/an/a3.0%
December 20250.0%n/a22.4%n/a14.2%
January 2026n/an/an/a18.3%17.3%
February 2026n/an/an/a7.1%6.9%
March 2026n/a17.3%16.5%n/a16.7%
April 20260.0%17.3%16.5%n/a12.4%
May 20260.0%17.3%n/an/a2.7%
June 20260.0%n/an/a16.5%4.1%
July 20260.0%6.5%n/an/a4.5%
August 2026n/a16.5%n/an/a16.2%

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Laredo, TX$591K · 36.0%
  2. Los Angeles, CA$562K · 34.2%
  3. Charleston, SC$294K · 17.9%
  4. Savannah, GA$109K · 6.7%
  5. Miami, FL$77K · 4.7%

Where US exports go

US exports were $7.4M in August 2026, down 11% from August 2025, and $66.5M over the last 12 months, down 45% on the 12 months before. Fastest-growing market with 3% or more of US exports: Guatemala, up 11%.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Honduras$35.2M53.0%−28%
Dominican Republic$26.3M39.6%−58%
Guatemala$3.3M5.0%+11%
Morocco$1.1M1.7%+1.0%
El Salvador$213K0.3%−93%
Brazil$116K0.2%−5.8%
Peru$65K0.1%new
Mexico$15K0.0%−38%
Canada$13K0.0%−42%
All countries$66.5M100.0%−45%

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; 64 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
China$55.2Min 2025−34%$00.0%
Morocco$51.2Min 2025−3.8%$00.0%
Korea, South$38.4Min 2025−14%$00.0%
Turkey$35.1Min 2025−61%$00.0%
Pakistan$27.6Min 2025+5820%$00.0%
Guatemala$26.2Min 2025−14%$3.1M11.8%
Peru$16.1Min 2025+0.2%$104K0.6%
Thailand$15.3Min 2025+35%$00.0%

The biggest market outside the US is China, which imported $55.2M of this product in 2025, none of it from the US.

Of these, imports into Thailand grew fastest: up 35% from 2024 to 2025.

Other products under heading 5205: cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% (by wt.) or more cotton, not put up for retail sale. US trade over the 12 months to August 2026.

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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