China's blended yarn imports continue to grow in April

I. China's cotton yarn imports totaled 107.1kt in Apr

In Apr 2025, China's cotton yarn imports were around 107.1kt, a decrease of around 6.1kt compared with Mar, and a year-on-year decrease of 3.8kt compared to March 2024. From Jan-Apr 2025, China's total import of cotton yarn reached 409.2kt. Due to the impact of U.S.-China tariffs, traceable yarn sales have declined significantly since April, making it highly likely that actual cotton yarn arrivals in May-June will maintain a downward trend.

II China's cotton yarn imports by origin in Apr 2025

In Apr 2025, Vietnamese yarn accounted for 56.55% of China's cotton yarn imports, totaling 60.6kt. Pakistani cotton yarn imports reached 15.4kt, a decrease of approximately 2kt compared to March. Indian cotton yarn imports rose to 9.9kt, with its share increasing to 9.27%. Bangladeshi yarn arrivals slightly declined to 5.2kt, while Malaysian cotton yarn imports grew to 7.44kt, representing about 6.95% of the total.

III China's cotton yarn imports by structure in Apr 2025

In Apr, the share of carded single yarn below 8s continued to increase to 25.72% of imports (around 27.5kt), while carded single cotton yarn 8-25s, accounted for about 51.95% (around 55.6kt). The import share of carded single yarn 30-47s edged up to about 6.75% (around 7.232kt); while imports of combed yarn 8-47s reached approximately 12.8kt.

IV. China's blended cotton yarn imports in Apr 2025

China's imports of blended cotton yarn reached 15.5kt in Apr 2025, representing a month-on-month increase of about 0.92kt compared to Mar. Among the imported blended cotton yarn, carded single yarn 8-25s still accounted for 56.28% of total imports, with a total of 8.75kt arriving. Imports of carded single yarn below 8s reached 1.926kt, accounting for 12.4%; while combed single yarn 30-47s totaled 1.643kt, accounting for 10.57%. Vietnam remains the dominant source, with stable overseas export prices. The current price spread between domestic and overseas imported blended yarn maintains at 500yuan/mt, and the import window opens in the short-term.