HS 520100 Buyers of Cotton

Cotton; not carded or combed. World imports reached $13.21B in 2023.

Top buyers · Open tenders (4)

Top importing countries

World imports $13.21B (2023, 149 reporting countries, UN Comtrade).

#CountryImportsShare
1China$4.16B31.5%
2Viet Nam$2.62B19.8%
3Türkiye$1.66B12.6%
4Pakistan$913.2M6.9%
5Indonesia$815.2M6.2%
6India$593.4M4.5%
7Malaysia$331.0M2.5%
8Iran$292.4M2.2%
9Egypt$281.8M2.1%
10Thailand$246.1M1.9%

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Exporting from India? Duty & RoDTEP rates

Basic customs duty (MFN)

5%

Applied MFN rate, 7 tariff line(s), WITS 2023. Excludes AIDC & SWS.

RoDTEP (export incentive)

2.8%

DGFT Appendix 4R, w.e.f. 10 Oct 2024.

IGST & duty drawback

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IGST: CBIC GST rates · Drawback: CBIC drawback schedule.
RoDTEP tariff lines (11)
52010011Bengal deshi2.8%4.4
52010012Indian cotton of staple lengths 20.5 mm (25/32") and below2.8%4.4
52010013Indian cotton of staple length exceeding 20.5mm (26/32")2.8%4.4
52010014Indian cotton of staple length over 24.5 mm (31/32") to 282.8%4.4
52010015Indian cotton of staple length 28.5 mm (14/32") and above2.8%4.4
52010019Indian cotton of all staple length 34.5 mm and above2.8%4.4
52010021Of staple length not exceeding 20.0 mm2.8%4.4
52010022Of staple length exceeding 20.0 mm but not exceeding 24.52.8%4.4
52010023Of staple length exceeding 24.5 mm but not exceeding 27.02.8%4.4
52010024Of staple length exceeding 27.0 mm but not exceeding 32.02.8%4.4
52010025Of staple length exceeding 32.0 mm2.8%4.4

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