U.S. exports of Single Uncombed Cotton Yarn, 85%+ Cotton, Not for Retail, Over 14 Nm to 43 Nm (HS 520512) totaled $39.9M in August 2026.
Importers of Single Uncombed Cotton Yarn, 85%+ Cotton, Not for Retail, Over 14 Nm to 43 Nm paid $33K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 2.82% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Single Uncombed Cotton Yarn, 85%+ Cotton, Not for Retail, Over 14 Nm to 43 Nm imports of $1.2M in August 2026 ran 27% above the year-to-date monthly average of $905K.
Last updated: August 2026 dataMedium-count single uncombed cotton yarn in the 14–43 Nm range is widely used in shirting, sheeting, and mid-weight apparel fabrics. Mexico is the leading supplier to the US market, with Pakistan and India also significant sources; China-origin shipments carry Section 301 exposure. The three 10-digit lines — 5205120000, 5205121000, and 5205122000 — capture finish-state variations that affect duty treatment and textile quota tracking under bilateral agreements.
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24 import shipments a month
Customs authorities may request a mill test certificate or laboratory analysis confirming the yarn count in metric number (Nm), calculated as meters per gram. Discrepancies between declared and tested Nm can shift a shipment into a different 10-digit HTS line with a different duty rate, so pre-shipment testing is advisable.
Yarn 'not put up for retail sale' is typically shipped on industrial cones, in hanks, or in bulk packages intended for further manufacturing. If the same yarn is repackaged into small balls or skeins with labels for end-consumer sale, it would fall outside this subheading and into the retail-sale provisions of Chapter 52, potentially changing the applicable tariff line.
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Subheading 1 of 24 in heading 5205
Subheading 520512 · $39.9M of $51.3M
ImportsExports
Imports
$1.2MYoY · free account
Exports
$39.9MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $10.3M of Single Uncombed Cotton Yarn, 85%+ Cotton, Not for Retail, Over 14 Nm to 43 Nm and exported $476.7M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Exports · August 2026
destination
Honduras and Dominican Republic together take 87% of it.
customs district
entry
rate provision · imports
81.5% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 2.82% of imports for consumption.
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Imports for consumption | Average duty rate | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5205121000 | Cot Yrn N Swg Gt 85% Wgt Cot Gt 14nm & N Gt 43nm | $906K | 3.48% | 22.93% | $32K |
| 5205122000 | Cot Yrn N Swg Gt 85% Wgt Cot Gt 14nm & N Gt 43nm O | $247K | 0.38% | 2.01% | $941 |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 5205120000 | Cot Yrn, Sngl, Uncmbd, Ge85%cot, Nt Retail,(14-43nm) | $39.9M |
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.