Imports
€485.6M
301.9M kg
Exports
€92.3M
69.9M kg
Balance
€-393.3M
Deficit
Price/kg
€1.61/kg
Between Jan 2022 and Mar 2026, the EU ran a trade deficit of €393.3M for COTTON, Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) (NC8 5202), a predominantly imported product. Imports reached €485.6M versus €92.3M in exports. The average import cost stood at €1.61/kg.
| €222.8M |
| 45.9% |
| 2 | 🇮🇳 India | €169.5M | 34.9% |
| 3 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | €46.1M | 9.5% |
| 4 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | €7.5M | 1.6% |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | €6.2M | 1.3% |
| 6 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | €2.5M | 0.5% |
| 7 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | €915K | 0.2% |
| 8 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | €794K | 0.2% |
| 9 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | €333K | 0.1% |
| 10 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €23K | 0.0% |
| # | Country | Value (EUR) | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €29.0M | 31.4% |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €26.4M | 28.6% |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €15.1M | 16.4% |
| 4 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | €4.7M | 5.1% |
| 5 | 🇮🇳 India | €2.8M | 3.0% |
| 6 | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | €2.3M | 2.5% |
| 7 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | €933K | 1.0% |
| 8 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | €585K | 0.6% |
| 9 | 🇽🇸 XS | €531K | 0.6% |
| 10 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €288K | 0.3% |
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€1.61/kg
€1.32/kg
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ConcentratedThird-country sourcing partners
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €222.8M | 144.0Mt | €1.55/kg | 48.8% | |
| 2 | 🇮🇳 India | €169.5M | 90.5Mt | €1.87/kg | 37.1% | |
| 3 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | €46.1M | 24.3Mt | €1.90/kg | 10.1% | |
| 4 | 🇲🇺 MU | €7.5M | 9.0Mt | €0.8345/kg | 1.7% | |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | €6.2M | 3.8Mt | €1.65/kg | 1.4% | |
| 6 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | €2.5M | 2.8Mt | €0.8627/kg | 0.5% | |
| 7 | 🇭🇳 HN | €915K | 1.3Mt | €0.6880/kg | 0.2% | |
| 8 | 🇺🇿 UZ | €794K | 581Kt | €1.37/kg | 0.2% | |
| 9 | 🇸🇻 SV | €333K | 532Kt | €0.6256/kg | 0.1% | |
| 10 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €23K | 319 | €73.33/kg | 0.0% |
Third-country target markets
| # | Partner | Value (EUR) | kg | €/kg | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | €29.0M | 17.3Mt | €1.67/kg | 35.1% | |
| 2 | 🇺🇸 United States | €26.4M | 14.7Mt | €1.79/kg | 31.9% | |
| 3 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | €15.1M | 14.8Mt | €1.02/kg | 18.3% | |
| 4 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | €4.7M | 2.8Mt | €1.69/kg | 5.7% | |
| 5 | 🇮🇳 India | €2.8M | 2.8Mt | €0.9988/kg | 3.4% | |
| 6 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | €2.3M | 1.5Mt | €1.52/kg | 2.8% | |
| 7 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | €933K | 603Kt | €1.55/kg | 1.1% | |
| 8 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | €585K | 480Kt | €1.22/kg | 0.7% | |
| 9 | 🇽🇸 XS | €531K | 979Kt | €0.5419/kg | 0.6% | |
| 10 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | €288K | 950Kt | €0.3026/kg | 0.3% |