According to customs statistics, in May 2021, China imported 170,000 tons of cotton, a month-on-month decrease of 60,000 tons, a decrease of 26 percent, and a year-on-year increase of 100,000 tons, an increase of more than 1 times. From January to May 2021, China imported 1.37 million tons of cotton, a year-on-year increase of 71 percent. Since 2020-2021 (2020.9-2021.5), China has imported 2.34 million tons of cotton, an increase of 93 percent year-on-year.