THE
5209

Heading in chapter 52 — Cotton

Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than…

$504MIndia’s exports in 2025
116countries bought from India in 2025
0.9×change since 2013 ($567M)
8%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. Colombia
  3. Sri Lanka
  4. USA
  5. Morocco
  6. Nepal
  7. Guatemala
  8. Indonesia
  9. Egypt
  10. Rep. of Korea

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

What's inside 5209

16 codes India exports
5209.42Denim$284M in 2025 — 56% of the total5209.123-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill$57M in 2025 — 11% of the total5209.323-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill$55M in 2025 — 11% of the total5209.31Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than… — plain weave$30M in 2025 — 6% of the total5209.11Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than… — plain weave$23M in 2025 — 5% of the total5209.223-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill$12M in 2025 — 2% of the total5209.39Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than… — other fabricss$11M in 2025 — 2% of the total5209.19Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than… — other fabrics$6.5M in 2025 — 1% of the total5209.523-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill$5.3M in 2025 — 1% of the total5209.43Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than… — other fabricss of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill$4.4M in 2025 — under 1% of the total5209.59Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than… — other fabrics$4.0M in 2025 — under 1% of the total5209.41Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than… — plain weave$3.8M in 2025 — under 1% of the total5209.29Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than… — other fabrics$3.2M in 2025 — under 1% of the total5209.49Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than… — other fabricss$2.6M in 2025 — under 1% of the total5209.21Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than… — plain weave$1.9M in 2025 — under 1% of the total5209.51Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than… — plain weave$1.3M in 2025 — under 1% of the total

Other codes in chapter 52

5205Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not…$3.2B in 20255208Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more…$1.3B in 20255201Cotton, not carded or combed$544M in 20255211Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or…$191M in 20255206Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, not…$175M in 20255203Cotton, carded or combed$75M in 20255210Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or…$65M in 20255202Cotton waste$53M in 20255212Other woven fabrics of cotton$24M in 20255204Cotton sewing thread$12M in 20255207Cotton yarn$10M in 2025