Heading 5205 · Section XI

5205

Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale

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India's exports of 5205 2025

US$ 3.19 bn

exported in 2025, down 3.5% on 2024, to 110 countries.

Five-year trend

2021: US$ 4.70 bn

2022: US$ 3.08 bn

2023: US$ 3.50 bn

2024: US$ 3.31 bn

2025: US$ 3.19 bnUS$ 3.19 bn

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Top 5 markets in 2025

1 Bangladesh US$ 1.52 bn47.7% share −1.7%
2 China US$ 285 mn8.9% share −0.7%
3 Egypt US$ 228 mn7.2% share +66.3%
4 Peru US$ 160 mn5.0% share +3.8%
5 Vietnam US$ 125 mn3.9% share −24.2%

Other 105 countriesUS$ 870 mn · 27.3%

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 136 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.

Region ECGC rating Trade agreement in force Growing

Market	Value 2025	Share	Change	Yearly growth	ECGC rating	Trade 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

India's share of each market's imports of 5205, and who else sells there.

Market	Its imports	India's share	Leading suppliers
China 2025 🇻🇳 Vietnam57% 🇵🇰 Pakistan15% 🇮🇳 India8.3% 🇲🇾 Malaysia7.4% 🇮🇩 Indonesia3.3% 🇧🇩 Bangladesh3.1%	3.00 bn	8.3%3rd	Vietnam 57% Pakistan 15%
Egypt 2025 🇮🇳 India62% 🇹🇷 Turkey20% 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan11% 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan1.6% 🇮🇩 Indonesia1.5% 🇨🇳 China1.2%	324 mn	62%1st	Turkey 20% Uzbekistan 11%
Peru 2024 🇮🇳 India86% 🇮🇩 Indonesia4.3% 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan3.5% 🇨🇳 China1.9% 🇻🇳 Vietnam1.7% 🇹🇷 Turkey1.0%	187 mn	86%1st	Indonesia 4.3% Uzbekistan 3.5%
Vietnam 2023 🇮🇳 India43% 🇨🇳 China39% 🇲🇾 Malaysia7.8% 🇵🇰 Pakistan3.6% 🇹🇼 Taiwan2.8% 🇹🇷 Turkey1.0%	218 mn	43%1st	China 39% Malaysia 7.8%
Colombia 2025 🇮🇳 India69% 🇺🇸 United States18% 🇲🇽 Mexico6.0% 🇮🇩 Indonesia1.6% 🇵🇾 Paraguay1.3% 🇨🇳 China1.1%	127 mn	69%1st	United States 18% Mexico 6.0%
South Korea 2025 🇻🇳 Vietnam57% 🇮🇳 India30% 🇨🇳 China6.0% 🇵🇰 Pakistan3.9% 🇮🇩 Indonesia1.6% 🇹🇷 Turkey0.4%	240 mn	30%2nd	Vietnam 57% China 6.0%
Sri Lanka 2025 🇮🇳 India71% 🇻🇳 Vietnam15% 🇵🇰 Pakistan7.8% 🇨🇳 China4.4% 🇮🇹 Italy0.9% 🇰🇷 South Korea0.3%	93.4 mn	71%1st	Vietnam 15% Pakistan 7.8%
Italy 2025 🇹🇷 Turkey36% 🇮🇳 India20% 🇪🇬 Egypt15% 🇨🇳 China10% 🇵🇰 Pakistan5.3% 🇭🇺 Hungary4.7%	253 mn	20%2nd	Turkey 36% Egypt 15%
Turkey 2025 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan49% 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan18% 🇮🇳 India14% 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan6.6% 🇪🇬 Egypt5.2% 🇵🇰 Pakistan3.4%	276 mn	14%3rd	Uzbekistan 49% Turkmenistan 18%
Japan 2025 🇮🇳 India23% 🇻🇳 Vietnam22% 🇮🇩 Indonesia19% 🇵🇰 Pakistan15% 🇨🇳 China9.7% 🇹🇭 Thailand7.4%	148 mn	23%1st	Vietnam 22% Indonesia 19%

The markets that buy the most 5205 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

Market	Its imports	India's share	Leading suppliers
Iran 2023 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan64% 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates21% 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan5.9% 🇹🇷 Turkey2.6% 🇮🇳 India2.2% 🇩🇪 Germany1.8%	109 mn	2.2%5th	Uzbekistan 64% United Arab Emirates 21%
France 2025 🇹🇷 Turkey39% 🇵🇹 Portugal17% 🇮🇹 Italy11% 🇩🇪 Germany9.3% 🇧🇪 Belgium6.2% 🇪🇬 Egypt4.2% 🇮🇳 India4.0% · 7th	54.7 mn	4.0%7th	Turkey 39% Portugal 17%
Nigeria 2025 🇨🇳 China95% 🇮🇳 India4.2% 🇵🇰 Pakistan1.2% 🇪🇬 Egypt<0.1%	2.0 mn	4.2%2nd	China 95% Pakistan 1.2%
Qatar 2024 🇨🇳 China100%	0.02 mn	–not sold	China 100%

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.