Cotton Prices Rise After Import Duty Exemption Ends

The price of raw cotton in India has gone up by more than 5% because the government stopped giving a special benefit on imported cotton.

This happened at the end of December 2025.

Now, Bangladesh, which buys a lot of Indian yarn, is thinking about adding a 20% tax on yarn imports to help its own yarn makers.

This could make Indian yarn more expensive in Bangladesh.

In India, the Cotton Corporation of India has bought a lot of cotton and is waiting to announce the price for the next year's crop.

Farmers are holding onto some of their cotton, waiting for better prices.