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Heading in chapter 52 — Cotton

Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not…

$3.2BIndia’s exports in 2025
110countries bought from India in 2025
0.7×change since 2013 ($4.8B)
52%of chapter 52 exports

India’s exports, year by year

US$, calendar years, all destinations combined. Source: UN Comtrade (India’s own reports).

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. Bangladesh
  2. China
  3. Egypt
  4. Peru
  5. Viet Nam
  6. Portugal
  7. Rep. of Korea
  8. Colombia
  9. Sri Lanka
  10. Italy

Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.

What's inside 5205

24 codes India exports
5205.23Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring less than 232.56 decitex but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but$1.0B in 2025 — 32% of the total5205.24Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring less than 192.31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not$600M in 2025 — 19% of the total5205.22Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring less than 714.29 decitex but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number but$459M in 2025 — 14% of the total5205.12Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring less than 714. 29 decitex but not less than 232. 56 decitex (exceeding 14 metric number bu$303M in 2025 — 9% of the total5205.13Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring less than 232. 56 decitex but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 metric number but$140M in 2025 — 4% of the total5205.32Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring per single yarn less than 714.29 decitex but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 me$94M in 2025 — 3% of the total5205.44Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring per single yarn less than 192.31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metri$76M in 2025 — 2% of the total5205.27Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring less than 106.38 decitex but not less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 94 metric number but n$75M in 2025 — 2% of the total5205.14Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring less than 192.31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not$68M in 2025 — 2% of the total5205.26Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring less than 192.31 decitex but not less than 125 decitex (exceeding 52 metric number but not…$58M in 2025 — 2% of the total5205.28Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number)$48M in 2025 — 1% of the total5205.48Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring per single yarn less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 120 metric number per single yarn)$45M in 2025 — 1% of the total5205.11Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring 714. 29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number)$45M in 2025 — 1% of the total5205.42Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring per single yarn less than 714.29 decitex but not less than 232.56 decitex (exceeding 14 me$43M in 2025 — 1% of the total5205.34Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring per single yarn less than 192.31 decitex$29M in 2025 — under 1% of the total5205.47Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring per single yarn less than 106.38 decitex but not less than 83.33 decitex (exceeding 94 met$29M in 2025 — under 1% of the total5205.33Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring per single yarn less than 232.56 decitex but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 me$27M in 2025 — under 1% of the total5205.43Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring per single yarn less than 232.56 decitex but not less than 192.31 decitex (exceeding 43 me$21M in 2025 — under 1% of the total5205.46Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring per single yarn less than 125 decitex but not less than 106.38 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number…$6.1M in 2025 — under 1% of the total5205.35Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring per single yarn less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number per single yarn)$5.2M in 2025 — under 1% of the total5205.41Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring per single yarn 714.29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number per single yarn)$1.9M in 2025 — under 1% of the total5205.21Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring 714.29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number)$1.5M in 2025 — under 1% of the total5205.31Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring per single yarn 714.29 decitex or more (not exceeding 14 metric number per single yarn)$1.4M in 2025 — under 1% of the total5205.15Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not… — measuring less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number)$220K in 2025 — under 1% of the total

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