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Cotton Importers & Exporters in Africa

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🗓 Coverage 2015–2026🗂 67 data fields per record⚡ Instant Excel / CSV delivery

Africa — Cotton trade. Across the region we track about 821,000+ import and 325,000+ export shipments. The largest cotton importers are Egypt, Nigeria, Benin, sourcing mainly from China, Turkiye, India.

821,000+
Import shipments
325,000+
Export shipments
16
Countries in region
67
Data fields per record
2015 – 2026
Coverage
Export & Import
Trade flows
12
Importing countries
14
Exporting countries
67
Fields per record
Excel / CSV
Delivery
Egypt
Top importer
China
Top supplier

Top Cotton importing countries in Africa

#CountryImport shipmentsShare
1Cotton in Egypt366,000+45%
2Cotton in Nigeria165,000+20%
3Cotton in Benin90,000+11%
4Cotton in South Africa70,000+9%
5Cotton in Tanzania29,000+4%
6Cotton in Kenya29,000+3%
7Cotton in Madagascar17,000+2%
8Cotton in Ghana15,000+2%
9Cotton in Mauritius13,000+2%
10Cotton in Cameroon12,000+1%
11Cotton in Mozambique10,000+1%
12Cotton in Ethiopia7,000+1%

Top suppliers of cotton to Africa

#Supplier countryShipments to region
1China488,000+ (60%)
2Turkiye84,000+ (10%)
3India74,000+ (9%)
4Greece36,000+ (4%)
5Pakistan23,000+ (3%)
6United States20,000+ (2%)
7Brazil17,000+ (2%)
8United Kingdom17,000+ (2%)
9Netherlands12,000+ (1%)
10Benin8,000+ (1%)
11Italy8,000+ (1%)
12Indonesia7,000+ (1%)
13Germany4,000+ (0%)
14Zambia3,000+ (0%)
15Hong Kong3,000+ (0%)

Top Cotton exporting countries in Africa

#CountryExport shipmentsShare
1Cotton in Egypt230,000+71%
2Cotton in Benin29,000+9%
3Cotton in Sudan23,000+7%
4Cotton in Cameroon10,000+3%
5Cotton in South Africa7,000+2%
6Cotton in Zimbabwe6,000+2%
7Cotton in Tanzania6,000+2%
8Cotton in Zambia5,000+2%
9Cotton in Ethiopia4,000+1%
10Cotton in Uganda2,000+1%
11Cotton in Mozambique2,000+0%
12Cotton in Mauritius1,000+0%

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What a Cotton shipment record contains

Each Cotton shipment in Africa carries all 67 bill of lading fields — HS code and goods description, value, weight and volume, loading and discharge ports, vessel and container, plus the verified shipper and consignee. The key fields are listed below. Market-level totals on this page are free. The company-level contact fields (🔒) are included in the paid dataset.

Shipment & dates

  • bill_of_lading_no Unique bill of lading number
  • master_bill_of_lading Master B/L reference
  • bill_type_code B/L type (e.g. seaway bill)
  • flow Trade direction (import / export)
  • sailing_date Date the vessel departed origin
  • estimate_arrival_date Estimated arrival date
  • actual_arrival_date Actual arrival date
  • year Shipment year
  • month Shipment month
  • period Reporting period (year-month)
  • mode_of_transportation Sea / air / land mode
  • system_identity_id Internal record identifier

Product & HS classification

  • hs_code Harmonised System (HS) code
  • product_description Full commercial description of goods
  • hs_code_sure_level Confidence level of the HS match
  • marks_and_numbers Shipping marks & numbers

Route & geography

  • origin_country Country goods shipped from
  • destination_country Country goods shipped to
  • del_country Final delivery country
  • country_sure_level Confidence level of the country match
  • origin_port Port of loading
  • destination_port Port of discharge
  • port_of_final_delivery Final delivery point

Value, quantity & weight

  • lane_value_usd Shipment value on the lane (USD)
  • cif_value_usd CIF value (USD)
  • estimated_value_usd Estimated value (USD)
  • per_shipment_quantity Quantity in this shipment
  • quantity_unit Unit of quantity
  • per_shipment_weight_kg Shipment weight (kg)
  • weight_unit Unit of weight
  • cbm Cubic metres (volume)
  • teu Twenty-foot equivalent units
  • feu Forty-foot equivalent units

Supplier / exporter

  • supplier_name Exporter / shipper company name 🔒 paid
  • supplier_address Supplier full address 🔒 paid
  • supplier_city Supplier city 🔒 paid
  • supplier_phone Supplier phone number 🔒 paid
  • supplier_website Supplier website 🔒 paid
  • supplier_contact Supplier contact 🔒 paid
  • indicator_true_supplier Verified-supplier flag

Buyer / importer

  • importer_name Importer / consignee company name 🔒 paid
  • importer_address Importer full address 🔒 paid
  • importer_city Importer city 🔒 paid
  • importer_phone Importer phone number 🔒 paid
  • importer_website Importer website 🔒 paid
  • importer_contact Importer contact 🔒 paid
  • indicator_true_buyer Verified-buyer flag

Notify parties

  • notify_party_name Notify party company name 🔒 paid
  • notify_party_address Notify party address 🔒 paid
  • also_notify_name Additional notify party 🔒 paid

Vessel & voyage

  • vessel_name Vessel name
  • vessel_code IMO vessel code
  • vessel_country_code Vessel flag country
  • voyage Voyage number
  • manifest_no Manifest number
  • carrier_sasc_code Carrier SCAC code
  • freight_forwarder_name Freight forwarder

Container details

  • container_id Container number
  • container_size Container size
  • container_type Container type
  • container_desc_code Container description code
  • container_load_status FCL / LCL load status
  • container_type_of_service Service type

Booking contacts

  • booking_contact_email Booking contact email 🔒 paid
  • booking_contact_phone Booking contact phone 🔒 paid

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