Agriculture commodity
Cotton
Gossypium spp. — Uganda, Tanzania, Cameroon, Chad, CAR, DRC, Ethiopia
At a glance
- Family
- Industrial & Fibre Crops
- Sector
- Agriculture
- HS code
- 5201.00
- Forms
- 3
Traded forms
- Cotton Lint (not carded or combed)
- Ginned cotton fibre — primary export form
- Cotton (carded or combed)HS 5203.00
- Processed cotton for spinning
- Cotton WasteHS 5202.10
- Yarn waste, noils, garnetted stock
Grading standards
USDA Universal Cotton Standards
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) · Current · USDA HVI
Frequently asked
- What is Cotton?
- Gossypium spp. — Uganda, Tanzania, Cameroon, Chad, CAR, DRC, Ethiopia
- Which forms is Cotton traded in?
- Cotton is traded as: Cotton Lint (not carded or combed), Cotton (carded or combed), Cotton Waste.
- Which standards apply to Cotton?
- Applicable grading standards include: USDA Universal Cotton Standards.
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