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Subheading 5204.11 · Section XI

5204.11

Cotton; sewing thread, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale

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5204 Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale
5204.11 Sewing thread, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale

India's exports of 5204.11 2025

US$ 2.6 mn

exported in , down 28.5% on , to 75 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 United States US$ 919 thousand35.3% share +5.7%
  2. 2 United Arab Emirates US$ 248 thousand9.5% share −19.6%
  3. 3 Sri Lanka US$ 191 thousand7.3% share −55.1%
  4. 4 Russia US$ 178 thousand6.8% share new
  5. 5 Kenya US$ 128 thousand4.9% share +89.6%
Other 70 countriesUS$ 938 thousand · 36.0%
Source: UN Comtrade database (United Nations Statistics Division), as reported by India. Values in US$, calendar years. Updated Oct 2026. Check these markets' country risk ›

Where India sells it 113 markets

Every market for this product, with its growth, share, ECGC rating and any trade agreement with India. Use it to spot markets that are growing, sizeable and low-risk.

MarketValue 2025ShareChangeYearly growthECGC ratingTrade agreement

ECGC ratings are ECGC's short-term country classification (see the ratings page); putting them beside trade figures is Exportsmitra's own analysis, not ECGC's. Yearly growth is the average over the years shown.

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India against its competitors heading 5204

India's share of each market's imports of 5204, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United States 2025
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy30%
  2. 🇮🇳 India29%
  3. 🇷🇴 Romania9.2%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan6.9%
  5. 🇨🇳 China5.4%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands4.7%
11.2 mn29%2nd Italy 30% Romania 9.2%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India51%
  2. 🇷🇴 Romania18%
  3. 🇨🇳 China14%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany5.1%
  5. 🇫🇷 France4.1%
  6. 🇬🇷 Greece2.2%
2.5 mn51%1st Romania 18% China 14%
Philippines 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China36%
  2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam36%
  3. 🇮🇳 India13%
  4. 🇮🇩 Indonesia6.5%
  5. 🇹🇼 Taiwan2.6%
  6. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong2.5%
7.0 mn13%3rd China 36% Vietnam 36%
Brazil 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India66%
  2. 🇨🇳 China30%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan4.0%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States0.1%
  5. 🇹🇷 Turkey0.1%
  6. 🇫🇷 France<0.1%
1.1 mn66%1st China 30% Taiwan 4.0%
Norway 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India83%
  2. 🇹🇷 Turkey5.8%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy2.2%
  4. 🇨🇳 China1.8%
  5. 🇵🇱 Poland1.1%
  6. 🇬🇷 Greece1.1%
0.8 mn83%1st Turkey 5.8% Italy 2.2%
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇮🇳 India37%
  2. 🇨🇳 China20%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan17%
  4. 🇵🇰 Pakistan12%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy5.5%
  6. 🇰🇷 South Korea2.8%
1.4 mn37%1st China 20% Japan 17%
Spain 2025
  1. 🇮🇹 Italy39%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany18%
  3. 🇮🇳 India17%
  4. 🇨🇳 China8.7%
  5. 🇵🇰 Pakistan6.3%
  6. 🇹🇷 Turkey2.4%
3.0 mn17%3rd Italy 39% Germany 18%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇪🇬 Egypt23%
  2. 🇨🇳 China20%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany17%
  4. 🇮🇳 India14%
  5. 🇯🇵 Japan5.1%
  6. 🇵🇰 Pakistan5.0%
3.2 mn14%4th Egypt 23% China 20%
Colombia 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India55%
  2. 🇨🇳 China23%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam14%
  4. 🇧🇷 Brazil5.9%
  5. 🇵🇪 Peru1.4%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy0.3%
0.7 mn55%1st China 23% Vietnam 14%
Kenya 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China83%
  2. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka7.1%
  3. 🇮🇳 India6.5%
  4. 🇹🇭 Thailand2.2%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy0.6%
  6. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates<0.1%
5.5 mn6.5%3rd China 83% Sri Lanka 7.1%

The markets that buy the most 5204 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Myanmar 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China88%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand6.3%
  3. 🇯🇵 Japan3.8%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea1.3%
  5. 🇻🇳 Vietnam0.4%
  6. 🇹🇼 Taiwan0.3%
10.3 mn–not sold China 88% Thailand 6.3%
Laos 2023
  1. 🇹🇭 Thailand47%
  2. 🇨🇳 China22%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam8.8%
  4. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong6.2%
  5. 🇯🇵 Japan5.5%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany1.8%
6.7 mn–not sold Thailand 47% China 22%
Dominican Republic 2025
  1. 🇭🇳 Honduras55%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States24%
  3. 🇨🇳 China15%
  4. 🇬🇹 Guatemala3.3%
  5. 🇲🇽 Mexico1.1%
  6. 🇰🇷 South Korea0.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 10th
5.9 mn<0.1%10th Honduras 55% United States 24%
Costa Rica 2024
  1. 🇺🇸 United States61%
  2. 🇭🇳 Honduras36%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan1.7%
  4. 🇨🇳 China0.5%
  5. 🇲🇽 Mexico0.5%
  6. 🇧🇷 Brazil0.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 16th
5.7 mn<0.1%16th United States 61% Honduras 36%
Cambodia 2025
  1. 🇻🇳 Vietnam59%
  2. 🇨🇳 China36%
  3. 🇹🇭 Thailand1.4%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea1.4%
  5. 🇯🇵 Japan0.9%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy0.9%
5.0 mn–not sold Vietnam 59% China 36%
Portugal 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany79%
  2. 🇮🇹 Italy6.4%
  3. 🇪🇸 Spain6.3%
  4. 🇨🇳 China3.4%
  5. 🇹🇷 Turkey1.9%
  6. 🇵🇰 Pakistan0.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 9th
4.8 mn0.2%9th Germany 79% Italy 6.4%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China34%
  2. 🇹🇷 Turkey34%
  3. 🇪🇬 Egypt21%
  4. 🇳🇱 Netherlands2.5%
  5. 🇮🇳 India1.5%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan1.1%
2.7 mn1.5%5th China 34% Turkey 34%
Mexico 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States79%
  2. 🇨🇳 China21%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy<0.1%
2.6 mn–not sold United States 79% China 21%
El Salvador 2025
  1. 🇭🇳 Honduras64%
  2. 🇬🇹 Guatemala25%
  3. 🇨🇳 China6.1%
  4. 🇫🇷 France2.4%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States1.0%
  6. 🇪🇸 Spain0.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India0.2% · 11th
2.4 mn0.2%11th Honduras 64% Guatemala 25%
Cameroon 2023
  1. 🇨🇳 China94%
  2. 🇮🇳 India3.8%
  3. 🇹🇷 Turkey2.1%
  4. 🇳🇬 Nigeria0.5%
  5. 🇰🇷 South Korea<0.1%
  6. 🇨🇦 Canada<0.1%
2.1 mn3.8%2nd China 94% Turkey 2.1%

US$ million. Each market's own import figures as reported to UN Comtrade (the year shown; some countries report late), so they differ from India's export figures above. Open a market for its six biggest suppliers. Exportsmitra's figures, not ECGC's.

Source: Harmonized System 2022 edition (World Customs Organization), from the UN Comtrade classification list.