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Heading 5208 · Section XI

5208

Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2

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India's exports of 5208 2025

US$ 1.26 bn

exported in , up 10.3% on , to 157 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 Nigeria US$ 183 mn14.6% share +50.2%
  2. 2 Bangladesh US$ 157 mn12.5% share +5.9%
  3. 3 Sri Lanka US$ 141 mn11.2% share +16.0%
  4. 4 Senegal US$ 126 mn10.0% share +19.8%
  5. 5 United Arab Emirates US$ 122 mn9.7% share +3.5%
Other 152 countriesUS$ 528 mn · 42.0%
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 190 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

India's share of each market's imports of 5208, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Sri Lanka 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India66%
  2. 🇨🇳 China19%
  3. 🇵🇹 Portugal4.6%
  4. 🇻🇳 Vietnam3.8%
  5. 🇵🇰 Pakistan2.1%
  6. 🇹🇭 Thailand1.4%
141 mn66%1st China 19% Portugal 4.6%
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇮🇳 India62%
  2. 🇨🇳 China9.5%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy9.0%
  4. 🇦🇹 Austria4.8%
  5. 🇵🇰 Pakistan2.7%
  6. 🇪🇸 Spain2.2%
110 mn62%1st China 9.5% Italy 9.0%
South Korea 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China48%
  2. 🇮🇳 India29%
  3. 🇵🇰 Pakistan15%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan3.1%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy2.1%
  6. 🇻🇳 Vietnam1.5%
134 mn29%2nd China 48% Pakistan 15%
United States 2025
  1. 🇵🇰 Pakistan33%
  2. 🇰🇷 South Korea30%
  3. 🇮🇳 India10%
  4. 🇮🇩 Indonesia5.1%
  5. 🇨🇳 China5.1%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan5.0%
339 mn10%3rd Pakistan 33% South Korea 30%
Thailand 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China52%
  2. 🇮🇳 India24%
  3. 🇻🇳 Vietnam12%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy9.6%
  5. 🇯🇵 Japan0.6%
  6. 🇮🇩 Indonesia0.5%
104 mn24%2nd China 52% Vietnam 12%
Indonesia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China69%
  2. 🇻🇳 Vietnam11%
  3. 🇮🇳 India7.7%
  4. 🇭🇰 Hong Kong4.5%
  5. 🇯🇵 Japan2.0%
  6. 🇰🇷 South Korea1.8%
278 mn7.7%3rd China 69% Vietnam 11%
Austria 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany49%
  2. 🇷🇴 Romania31%
  3. 🇮🇳 India8.6%
  4. 🇨🇭 Switzerland2.9%
  5. 🇹🇷 Turkey2.5%
  6. 🇧🇪 Belgium1.4%
169 mn8.6%3rd Germany 49% Romania 31%
Vietnam 2023
  1. 🇨🇳 China80%
  2. 🇰🇷 South Korea4.7%
  3. 🇮🇳 India3.5%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan3.0%
  5. 🇵🇰 Pakistan2.6%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy2.2%
397 mn3.5%3rd China 80% South Korea 4.7%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China27%
  2. 🇵🇰 Pakistan22%
  3. 🇹🇷 Turkey12%
  4. 🇪🇬 Egypt8.5%
  5. 🇭🇺 Hungary5.0%
  6. 🇮🇳 India3.8%
270 mn3.8%6th China 27% Pakistan 22%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇵🇰 Pakistan34%
  2. 🇨🇳 China17%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy8.0%
  4. 🇹🇷 Turkey7.1%
  5. 🇮🇳 India6.6%
  6. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic6.1%
151 mn6.6%5th Pakistan 34% China 17%

The markets that buy the most 5208 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Vietnam 2023
  1. 🇨🇳 China80%
  2. 🇰🇷 South Korea4.7%
  3. 🇮🇳 India3.5%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan3.0%
  5. 🇵🇰 Pakistan2.6%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy2.2%
397 mn3.5%3rd China 80% South Korea 4.7%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China27%
  2. 🇵🇰 Pakistan22%
  3. 🇹🇷 Turkey12%
  4. 🇪🇬 Egypt8.5%
  5. 🇭🇺 Hungary5.0%
  6. 🇮🇳 India3.8%
270 mn3.8%6th China 27% Pakistan 22%
Spain 2025
  1. 🇵🇰 Pakistan28%
  2. 🇨🇳 China20%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy15%
  4. 🇹🇷 Turkey14%
  5. 🇵🇹 Portugal11%
  6. 🇮🇳 India2.8%
169 mn2.8%6th Pakistan 28% China 20%
China 2025
  1. 🇻🇳 Vietnam31%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan19%
  3. 🇵🇰 Pakistan15%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy12%
  5. 🇮🇳 India4.5%
  6. 🇰🇷 South Korea3.7%
134 mn4.5%5th Vietnam 31% Japan 19%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany30%
  2. 🇨🇳 China14%
  3. 🇵🇰 Pakistan13%
  4. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic8.7%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium6.4%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy5.7%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.0% · 15th
80.6 mn1.0%15th Germany 30% China 14%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany24%
  2. 🇵🇰 Pakistan19%
  3. 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan15%
  4. 🇨🇳 China15%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium9.1%
  6. 🇮🇳 India3.4%
56.8 mn3.4%6th Germany 24% Pakistan 19%
Brazil 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China60%
  2. 🇵🇰 Pakistan29%
  3. 🇮🇳 India4.3%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy2.0%
  5. 🇵🇪 Peru1.2%
  6. 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands0.7%
50.6 mn4.3%3rd China 60% Pakistan 29%
Togo 2025
  1. 🇳🇱 Netherlands63%
  2. 🇨🇳 China32%
  3. 🇨🇮 Cote D'Ivoire2.7%
  4. 🇮🇳 India1.2%
  5. 🇬🇭 Ghana0.8%
  6. 🇻🇳 Vietnam0.6%
49.4 mn1.2%4th Netherlands 63% China 32%
Nigeria 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China84%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany15%
  3. 🇪🇬 Egypt0.8%
  4. 🇮🇳 India0.5%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States<0.1%
  6. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia<0.1%
46.2 mn0.5%4th China 84% Germany 15%
Czech Republic 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany41%
  2. 🇵🇰 Pakistan21%
  3. 🇵🇱 Poland8.1%
  4. 🇧🇪 Belgium6.9%
  5. 🇨🇳 China5.9%
  6. 🇹🇷 Turkey3.9%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.3% · 9th
43.4 mn1.3%9th Germany 41% Pakistan 21%

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.