HS 5203 · All partner countries
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Exports · 2021-03 to 2025-09 (13 published months; gaps) · Imports · 2021-01 to 2026-07 (63 published months; gaps) · Monthly USD values; separate scales.
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Exports · 2021-03 to 2025-09 (13 published months; gaps) · Cumulative partner values.
| Partner | Value | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | $1.7M | 76.5% |
| 2 | Japan | $320K | 14.7% |
| 3 | India | $192K | 8.8% |
Imports · 2021-01 to 2026-07 (63 published months; gaps) · Cumulative partner values.
| Partner | Value | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | $43.8M | 80.6% |
| 2 | Pakistan | $5.1M | 9.4% |
| 3 | Vietnam | $1.3M | 2.4% |
| 4 | Japan | $1.3M | 2.3% |
| 5 | Indonesia | $992K | 1.8% |
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Over the twelve months to September 2025, China's cotton trade under HS 5203 ran $2.1M of exports against $6.2M of imports, a trade deficit of $4.0M.
Monthly imports of cotton (HS 5203) ranged from $15.6K to $1.7M between May 2025 and July 2026, averaging $509K. The latest month, July 2026, came in at $26.1K, below the twelve-month average.
Exports over the same months came to $2.1M. Across the published period its largest destination markets are Vietnam, Japan and India.
Annual imports rose 3% between 2021 and 2025, from $6.9M to $7.1M.
The three largest source markets — India, Pakistan and Vietnam — account for 92% of the published total, out of 5 trading partners on record.
Sum of published monthly values per year. The latest year is labelled with its last published month until December is in.
| Year | Exports | Imports | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $157K2021-03 to 2021-10 (3 published months; gaps) · Partial coverage | $6.9M2021 · Full year (Jan–Dec) | Unavailable |
| 2022 | $52.4K2022-01 to 2022-10 (2 published months; gaps) · Partial coverage | $14.0M2022 · Full year (Jan–Dec) | Unavailable |
| 2023 | Unavailable2023 · Coverage unavailable | $11.8M2023 · Full year (Jan–Dec) | Unavailable |
| 2024 | $1.0M2024-06 to 2024-12 (4 published months; gaps) · Partial coverage | $13.1M2024 · Full year (Jan–Dec) | Unavailable |
| 2025 | $928K2025-01 to 2025-09 (4 published months; gaps) · Partial coverage | $7.1M2025-02 to 2025-12 (10 published months; gaps) · Partial coverage | Unavailable |
| 2026 | Unavailable2026 · Coverage unavailable | $1.5M2026-01 to 2026-07 (5 published months; gaps) · Partial coverage | Unavailable |
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HS 5203 is an official customs product-group classification. Monthly values are shown in USD, and long product names may be shortened for display.
Source: China General Administration of Customs (GACC), cleaned and structured by China Data Portal.
Transformations: Values are presented as published by the source.
China Data Portal. "China Cotton Trade Data (HS 5203)." Accessed [date]. https://chinadata.live/china-trade/hs/5203/
China exported $2.1M of cotton in the twelve months to September 2025, averaging $177K per month, based on official China customs statistics (HS 5203).
Vietnam, Japan and India together account for 100% of the published total.
Annual exports grew by 563% between 2021 and 2024, from $157K to $1.0M.
Figures come from official China General Administration of Customs (GACC) statistics, published monthly. ChinaData cleans partner names, periods and values so the series is ready for analysis. Partner-level rows for every month, including HS8 detail, are available as a one-time CSV purchase. Choose your products and coverage, then preview the file and price before payment.