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HS 5205.23

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

In short

  • The US imported $13.1M of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, up 47% on the year before.
  • Korea, South is the largest supplier, with 64.9% of US imports; Mexico is next, with 14.5%.
  • Korea, South has the lowest price, but landed at a US port with freight and duty Mexico is cheaper: $3.81/kg against $3.95/kg.
  • Duty paid averaged 12.0% of the value of imports in August 2026, up 0.8 points on a year earlier.
  • Mexico is gaining share: 7.0% over the last 12 months, up from 0.6%.
  • US exports were $25.3M over the last 12 months; the largest market is Honduras, with 98.4%.

US imports, Aug 2026

$1.5M

↑ +103% vs Aug 2025

Last 12 months

$13.1M

↑ +47% vs the 12 months before

Average duty paid

12.0%

↑ +0.8 pts vs Aug 2025

Top supplier

Korea, South

64.9% 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$723K
September 2025$1.1M
October 2025$1.3M
November 2025$875K
December 2025$555K
January 2026$531K
February 2026$955K
March 2026$918K
April 2026$898K
May 2026$869K
June 2026$1.7M
July 2026$1.9M
August 2026$1.5M

What changed

  • US imports were $1.5M in August 2026, down 24% from July 2026 and up 103% from August 2025.
  • Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $13.1M, up 47% on the 12 months before.
  • Biggest moves in market share since July 2026: Korea, South up from 51.1% to 64.9%, Mexico down from 26.7% to 14.5%.
  • Average price from India fell 10% since July 2026, to $3.80/kg.
  • Duty paid on imports from Korea, South rose from 9.7% to 12.5% of their value since July 2026.

US trade by year

US imports were $13.1M in the 12 months to Aug 2026, down 46% on the 12 months to Aug 2017. US exports were $25.3M, down 63%.

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
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PeriodUS imports
12 months to Aug 2017$24.2M
12 months to Aug 2018$25.0M
12 months to Aug 2019$19.5M
12 months to Aug 2020$14.9M
12 months to Aug 2021$23.0M
12 months to Aug 2022$32.7M
12 months to Aug 2023$10.4M
12 months to Aug 2024$10.1M
12 months to Aug 2025$8.9M
12 months to Aug 2026$13.1M
  • Korea, South
  • Mexico
  • Turkey
  • India
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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PeriodKorea, SouthMexicoTurkeyIndia
12 months to Aug 201766.3%17.1%0.0%8.7%
12 months to Aug 201871.1%17.5%0.0%8.6%
12 months to Aug 201973.2%13.2%0.3%10.7%
12 months to Aug 202068.5%10.7%0.0%16.3%
12 months to Aug 202155.2%15.5%2.1%19.8%
12 months to Aug 202259.0%10.8%4.3%19.3%
12 months to Aug 202378.0%3.4%0.0%6.4%
12 months to Aug 202471.6%3.3%0.0%12.4%
12 months to Aug 202579.6%0.6%0.2%8.0%
12 months to Aug 202675.7%7.0%6.0%4.5%
Duty paid, % of value
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PeriodKorea, SouthMexicoTurkeyIndiaAll countries
12 months to Aug 20170.6%0.0%n/a8.6%1.7%
12 months to Aug 20180.1%0.0%n/a8.6%1.1%
12 months to Aug 20190.1%0.0%8.6%8.6%1.2%
12 months to Aug 20201.2%0.0%8.6%8.6%2.5%
12 months to Aug 20211.1%0.0%8.6%8.6%3.1%
12 months to Aug 20220.5%0.0%8.6%8.6%2.8%
12 months to Aug 20230.1%0.0%n/a8.6%1.5%
12 months to Aug 20240.4%1.5%n/a8.6%2.3%
12 months to Aug 20252.2%0.0%17.2%13.1%4.2%
12 months to Aug 20268.6%0.0%19.9%26.2%9.9%
PeriodUS importsDuty paidUS exports
12 months to Aug 2026$13.1M+47%9.9%+5.6 pts$25.3M−28%
12 months to Aug 2025$8.9M−12%4.2%+1.9 pts$34.9M−14%
12 months to Aug 2024$10.1M−3.4%2.3%+0.8 pts$40.7M+26%
12 months to Aug 2023$10.4M−68%1.5%−1.3 pts$32.2M−35%
12 months to Aug 2022$32.7M+42%2.8%−0.2 pts$49.5M+34%
12 months to Aug 2021$23.0M+54%3.1%+0.6 pts$36.8M+49%
12 months to Aug 2020$14.9M−23%2.5%+1.3 pts$24.7M−34%
12 months to Aug 2019$19.5M−22%1.2%+0.2 pts$37.4M−23%
12 months to Aug 2018$25.0M+3.1%1.1%−0.7 pts$48.4M−28%
12 months to Aug 2017$24.2M1.7%$67.5M

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
Korea, South$953K64.9%−0.5 pts$3.44/kg+12%12.5%+5.0 pts
Mexico$212K14.5%new$3.79/kg0.0%
India$152K10.3%−12.5 pts$3.80/kg+68%18.6%0.0 pts
Turkey$146K9.9%new$3.87/kg19.9%
Canada$5K0.3%−0.3 pts$20.41/kg+2.7%0.0%0.0 pts
Hong Kong$2600.0%new$32.50/kg21.2%
All countries$1.5M100.0%$3.58/kg+23%12.0%+0.8 pts

The 3 largest suppliers had 88.7% 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$3.75/kg$0.05/kg1.4% of price$0.00/kg0.0% of price$3.81/kg−6.1%
Korea, South$3.35/kg$0.24/kg7.3% of price$0.36/kg10.7% of price$3.95/kg+22%
Turkey$3.79/kg$0.13/kg3.3% of price$0.72/kg19.0% of price$4.63/kg−56%
India$4.35/kg$0.15/kg3.5% of price$0.81/kg18.6% of price$5.31/kg+68%
All countries$3.61/kg$0.19/kg5.4% of price$0.36/kg10.1% of price$4.17/kg+27%

Landed at a US port, Mexico was cheapest, at $3.81/kg: 3.7% below Korea, South.

Korea, South had the lowest price before freight and duty, $3.35/kg, but they added 18.0% to it.

Landed cost from India rose 68% on a year earlier, to $5.31/kg, mostly on price: $2.52/kg then, $4.35/kg now.

How the market is shifting

Mexico gained the most share: 7.0% of US imports over the last 12 months, up from 0.6% in the 12 months before. Vietnam lost the most: 0.8%, down from 5.1%. The charts show September 2024 to August 2026 for the 4 largest suppliers over the last 12 months.

  • Korea, South
  • Mexico
  • Turkey
  • India
  • All countries
Share of US imports
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MonthKorea, SouthMexicoTurkeyIndia
September 202473.7%0.0%0.0%4.9%
October 202483.7%0.0%0.2%11.7%
November 202485.4%0.0%0.2%6.9%
December 202487.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
January 202587.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%
February 202584.3%0.0%0.0%5.4%
March 202558.0%0.0%0.0%25.0%
April 202595.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%
May 202589.0%0.0%0.0%2.9%
June 202573.9%0.0%0.0%14.9%
July 202572.0%5.2%1.5%3.9%
August 202565.4%0.0%0.0%22.8%
September 202591.3%0.0%0.0%2.9%
October 202582.2%0.0%0.0%6.0%
November 202590.4%0.0%0.0%1.5%
December 202552.3%0.0%32.9%11.0%
January 202698.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%
February 202680.6%0.0%10.1%0.4%
March 202689.7%0.0%1.4%0.5%
April 202685.5%0.0%0.0%1.5%
May 202684.4%0.0%7.1%0.0%
June 202671.3%10.9%9.2%6.2%
July 202651.1%26.7%6.9%6.6%
August 202664.9%14.5%9.9%10.3%
Duty paid, % of value
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MonthKorea, SouthMexicoTurkeyIndiaAll countries
September 20240.0%n/an/a8.6%2.1%
October 20240.0%n/a8.6%8.6%1.3%
November 20240.0%n/a8.6%8.6%1.2%
December 20240.0%n/an/an/a0.9%
January 20250.0%n/an/an/a0.9%
February 20250.0%n/an/a8.6%4.6%
March 20251.9%n/an/a8.6%4.5%
April 20250.9%n/an/an/a1.3%
May 20255.4%n/an/a8.6%6.6%
June 20254.7%n/an/a18.6%7.2%
July 20255.1%0.0%18.6%18.6%6.9%
August 20257.5%n/an/a18.6%11.2%
September 20256.3%n/an/a27.6%8.1%
October 20257.1%n/an/a33.6%8.6%
November 20255.9%n/an/a58.6%8.4%
December 20254.2%n/a23.6%58.6%16.4%
January 20266.5%n/an/an/a6.4%
February 20266.1%n/a18.1%33.6%7.4%
March 202610.0%n/a18.6%23.3%11.5%
April 202610.1%n/an/a18.6%11.5%
May 202610.0%n/a18.6%n/a11.3%
June 202610.2%0.0%18.6%18.6%10.3%
July 20269.7%0.0%18.6%18.6%8.4%
August 202612.5%0.0%19.9%18.6%12.0%

Where it enters the US

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

  1. Los Angeles, CA$7.9M · 60.2%
  2. Long Beach, CA$3.0M · 22.8%
  3. Laredo, TX$949K · 7.2%
  4. Norfolk-Newport News, VA$512K · 3.9%
  5. Charleston, SC$256K · 1.9%

Where US exports go

US exports were $1.5M in August 2026, down 44% from August 2025, and $25.3M over the last 12 months, down 28% on the 12 months before.

MarketLast 12 monthsSharevs 12 months before
Honduras$24.9M98.4%−22%
Guatemala$376K1.5%−81%
Costa Rica$27K0.1%new
Vietnam$4K0.0%new
All countries$25.3M100.0%−28%

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; 78 have reported 2025 so far.

MarketImportsvs year beforeFrom the USUS share
China$179.7Min 2025−2.1%$00.0%
Egypt$100.3Min 2025−2.8%$00.0%
Portugal$76.8Min 2025−12%$00.0%
Peru$74.1Min 2025−12%$47K0.1%
Turkey$62.5Min 2025−51%$00.0%
Korea, South$54.8Min 2025−18%$430.0%
Guatemala$53.1Min 2025−17%$1.4M2.7%
Colombia$36.3Min 2025−15%$00.0%

The biggest market outside the US is China, which imported $179.7M of this product in 2025, none of it from the US.

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.

ProductUS importsUS exports
Cotton yarn not elsewhere specified, 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale, single uncombed yarn, over 14 nm but not over 43 nmHS 5205.12$10.3M$476.7M
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 nmHS 5205.13$1.6M$66.5M
Cotton yarn not elsewhere specified, 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale, single combed yarn, over 14 nm but not over 43 nmHS 5205.22$11.0M$4.8M
Cotton yarn not elsewhere specified, 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale, single combed yarn, over 52 nm but not over 80 nmHS 5205.24$3.5M$6.5M
Cotton yarn not elsewhere specified, 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale, single uncombed yarn, over 52 nm but not over 80 nmHS 5205.14$63K$8.8M
Cotton yarn not elsewhere specified, 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale, single uncombed yarn, not over 14 nmHS 5205.11$4.1M$4.2M
Cotton yarn not elsewhere specified, 85% or more (wt.) cotton, not for retail sale, multiple or cabled uncombed yarn, not over 14 nm per single yarnHS 5205.31$5.9M$1.4M
Cotton yarn not elsewhere specified, 85% or more (wt.) cotton, not for retail sale, multiple or cabled combed yarn, over 14 nm but not over 43 nm per single yarnHS 5205.42$5.2M$277K
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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