Cotton Imports
How much cotton the United States imported each month, against the same month a year earlier. The most recent month on file is $72.6M.
44 months on file
General imports are everything that arrived; imports for consumption are what entered the economy rather than a bonded warehouse. The two diverge when goods are stockpiled ahead of a tariff.
| Month | Imported | For consumption | Year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05 | $72.6M | $72.3M | $61.7M | +17.8% |
| 2025-06 | $57M | $56.7M | $68.8M | -17.1% |
| 2025-11 | $57.6M | $57.2M | $69M | -16.6% |
| 2025-12 | $57.3M | $57.2M | $66M | -13.1% |
| 2026-08 | $65M | $65.2M | $57.6M | +13.0% |
| 2026-04 | $67.8M | $68.2M | $60.2M | +12.6% |
| 2026-06 | $63.7M | $63.5M | $57M | +11.6% |
| 2025-08 | $57.6M | $57.4M | $64.9M | -11.2% |
| 2025-09 | $57.3M | $56.5M | $64.6M | -11.2% |
| 2024-01 | $61.5M | $61.3M | $69M | -10.9% |
| 2025-10 | $60.4M | $60.2M | $67.2M | -10.1% |
| 2024-12 | $66M | $65.3M | $60.3M | +9.5% |
| 2025-02 | $55.1M | $54.8M | $50.9M | +8.4% |
| 2025-05 | $61.7M | $61.3M | $67.3M | -8.3% |
| 2024-04 | $61.3M | $61.4M | $66.1M | -7.2% |
| 2024-05 | $67.3M | $66.9M | $72.2M | -6.9% |
| 2024-02 | $50.9M | $50.8M | $54.4M | -6.6% |
| 2024-11 | $69M | $68.7M | $65M | +6.2% |
| 2024-09 | $64.6M | $64.4M | $61.1M | +5.6% |
| 2026-07 | $69.8M | $69.3M | $66.4M | +5.2% |
| 2024-06 | $68.8M | $68.4M | $65.4M | +5.2% |
| 2025-03 | $61.5M | $61.4M | $64.8M | -5.2% |
| 2025-07 | $66.4M | $65.9M | $69.7M | -4.7% |
| 2026-03 | $64.3M | $64.3M | $61.5M | +4.6% |
| 2026-01 | $58M | $57.8M | $60.6M | -4.4% |
| 2024-03 | $64.8M | $64.6M | $62.3M | +4.1% |
| 2024-07 | $69.7M | $69.7M | $72.1M | -3.3% |
| 2024-08 | $64.9M | $64.5M | $63.7M | +1.9% |
| 2025-04 | $60.2M | $60.1M | $61.3M | -1.8% |
| 2025-01 | $60.6M | $60.1M | $61.5M | -1.5% |
| 2026-02 | $55.7M | $55.6M | $55.1M | +1.1% |
| 2024-10 | $67.2M | $67M | $67.5M | -0.4% |
| 2023-12 | $60.3M | $59.7M | — | — |
| 2023-11 | $65M | $64.2M | — | — |
| 2023-10 | $67.5M | $66.7M | — | — |
| 2023-09 | $61.1M | $61.1M | — | — |
| 2023-08 | $63.7M | $63.7M | — | — |
| 2023-07 | $72.1M | $72.1M | — | — |
| 2023-06 | $65.4M | $65.3M | — | — |
| 2023-05 | $72.2M | $72.3M | — | — |
| 2023-04 | $66.1M | $66.1M | — | — |
| 2023-03 | $62.3M | $62.3M | — | — |
| 2023-02 | $54.4M | $54.4M | — | — |
| 2023-01 | $69M | $69M | — | — |
Where it comes from (2026-05)
The ten largest suppliers that month. Share is of everything the United States bought in this chapter.
Where it arrives (2026-05)
The ten busiest customs districts for this chapter. A district covers the airports and road crossings around it, not only the harbour.
| Source | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | $14.2M | 19.6% |
| Newark, NJ | $12.6M | 17.4% |
| Charleston, SC | $11.7M | 16.2% |
| Long Beach, CA | $6.1M | 8.4% |
| Laredo, TX | $4.5M | 6.2% |
| Savannah, GA | $4M | 5.5% |
| Houston, TX | $2.9M | 4.0% |
| Norfolk-Newport News, VA | $2.7M | 3.7% |
| New Orleans, LA | $1.9M | 2.6% |
| Jfk International Airport, NY | $1.5M | 2.1% |
Source: US Census Bureau international trade data, Harmonised System chapter 52. This is a national total and not company-level — Census aggregates before publishing, so no individual importer appears here.