Official data Source: US Census Bureau international trade data
Track this productCotton yarn not elsewhere specified, less than 85% (wt.) cotton, not for retail sale, multiple or cabled combed yarn, not over 14 nm per single yarn
In short
- The US imported $81K of this product over the 12 months to August 2026, up 1.1% on the year before.
- Italy is the largest supplier, with 100.0% of US imports.
- Duty paid averaged 10.1% of the value of imports in August 2026, up 10.1 points on a year earlier.
US imports, Aug 2026
$915
↓ −93% vs Aug 2025
Last 12 months
$81K
↑ +1.1% vs the 12 months before
Average duty paid
10.1%
↑ +10.1 pts vs Aug 2025
Top supplier
Italy
100.0% 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.
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| Month | US imports |
|---|---|
| August 2025 | $13K |
| September 2025 | $0 |
| October 2025 | $0 |
| November 2025 | $10K |
| December 2025 | $0 |
| January 2026 | $12K |
| February 2026 | $0 |
| March 2026 | $19K |
| April 2026 | $8K |
| May 2026 | $9K |
| June 2026 | $0 |
| July 2026 | $23K |
| August 2026 | $915 |
What changed
- US imports were $915 in August 2026, down 96% from July 2026 and down 93% from August 2025.
- Over the 12 months to August 2026 they totalled $81K, up 1.1% on the 12 months before.
- Market shares barely moved since July 2026: no supplier with 3% or more of the market gained or lost 2 points.
- Average price from Italy rose 311% since July 2026, to $48.16/kg.
- Duty paid by the main suppliers held within 2 points of July 2026.
US trade by year
US imports were $81K in the 12 months to Aug 2026, up 41% on the 12 months to Aug 2017.
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| Period | US imports |
|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $57K |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $102K |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $213K |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $29K |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $27K |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $70K |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $76K |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $45K |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $80K |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $81K |
- Italy
- All countries
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| Period | Italy |
|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 18.2% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 88.4% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 37.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | 69.3% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 25.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 13.1% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 89.2% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 77.2% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 100.0% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 100.0% |
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| Period | Italy | All countries |
|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | 9.2% | 6.4% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | 9.2% | 8.7% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | 9.2% | 11.9% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | 9.2% | 16.2% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | 9.2% | 7.7% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | 9.2% | 8.4% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | 9.2% | 8.4% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | 9.2% | 8.8% |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | 12.5% | 12.5% |
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | 13.6% | 13.6% |
| Period | US imports | Duty paid | US exports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 months to Aug 2026 | $81K+1.1% | 13.6%+1.2 pts | $0 |
| 12 months to Aug 2025 | $80K+77% | 12.5%+3.6 pts | $0−100% |
| 12 months to Aug 2024 | $45K−40% | 8.8%+0.4 pts | $22K−74% |
| 12 months to Aug 2023 | $76K+8.5% | 8.4%0.0 pts | $83K−67% |
| 12 months to Aug 2022 | $70K+161% | 8.4%+0.7 pts | $254K+175% |
| 12 months to Aug 2021 | $27K−8.4% | 7.7%−8.5 pts | $92K+44% |
| 12 months to Aug 2020 | $29K−86% | 16.2%+4.3 pts | $64K+29% |
| 12 months to Aug 2019 | $213K+110% | 11.9%+3.2 pts | $50K−37% |
| 12 months to Aug 2018 | $102K+78% | 8.7%+2.3 pts | $78K+253% |
| 12 months to Aug 2017 | $57K | 6.4% | $22K |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | $915 | 100.0%0.0 pts | $48.16/kg+648% | 10.1%+10.1 pts | |
| All countries | $915 | 100.0% | $48.16/kg+648% | 10.1%+10.1 pts |
Where it enters the US
Main ports of entry over the 12 months to August 2026: US imports and share.
Where US exports go
The US recorded no exports of this product in the last 12 months.
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; 53 have reported 2025 so far.
| Market | Imports | vs year before | From the US | US share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | $2.5Min 2025 | +36% | $0 | 0.0% |
| China | $1.4Min 2025 | +74% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Cambodia | $1.1Min 2025 | n/a | $0 | 0.0% |
| Portugal | $581Kin 2025 | +27% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Denmark | $516Kin 2025 | +44% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Bulgaria | $343Kin 2025 | −40% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Hong Kong | $298Kin 2025 | −7.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
| Italy | $283Kin 2025 | −38% | $0 | 0.0% |
The biggest market outside the US is the United Kingdom, which imported $2.5M of this product in 2025, none of it from the US.
Of these, imports into the United Kingdom grew fastest: up 36% from 2024 to 2025.
Related products
Other products under heading 5206: cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85% (by wt.) 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.
- 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.