Subheading · Chapter 50 · Section XI, Textiles and textile articles

HS 5003 00Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garneted stock)

Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)

Customs duty
15%
5 tariff items
GST now
0%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
9%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

5 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.

Codes under this code
CodeDescriptionCustoms dutyGST nowUnit
5003 00 10Mulberry silk waste15%0%kg
5003 00 20Tussar silk waste15%0%kg
5003 00 30Eri waste15%0%kg
5003 00 40Munga waste15%0%kg
5003 00 90Other15%0%kg

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 5 tariff items: 15%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 20 Oct 2026.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS)) of its tariff items

  • Free: 5 tariff items

GST

IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.

  • Now 0%.
  • Until 21 September 2025 0%.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 140Silk wasteNil

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 20250%2/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20250%10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)

Exporting from India

Export duty

Nil. The Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act does not list these goods, so no export duty is charged.

Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback itemGoodsRateCap
5003Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)0.15%—

Drawback items follow the 4-digit heading, not the 8-digit code: claim the one that describes your goods. Rates of notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) as amended, in force on 20 Oct 2026.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items

  • Free: 5 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 5003 00, and China's below.

China: the same goods (5003 00)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 5 in force and 2 expired under 5003 00. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.

China's tariff for these goods
China codeGoodsDuty on Indian goodsMFNImport VATExport rebateLicences
5003.00.11.00Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock), not carded or combed未梳的下茧、茧衣、长吐、滞头9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%13%13%ABPQ
5003.00.12.00Recovered (waste) fibres, not carded未梳的回收纤维9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%13%13%ABPQ
5003.00.19.00Other uncombed silk waste其他未梳废丝9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%13%13%ABPQ
5003.00.91.00Cotton balls绵球9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%13%13%ABPQ
5003.00.99.00Other waste silk其他废丝9%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)9%13%13%ABPQ
  • India is a member of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA). With an APTA certificate of origin, Indian goods pay China's APTA rate where the line has one; China applies the lower of that and its provisional rate.
  • The export VAT rebate is what China refunds its own exporters. When China cuts it, Chinese export prices tend to rise.

Every Chinese code in full

5003.00.10

5003.00.10.00Silk waste (incl. cocoons unsuitable for reeling, waste yarn & garnetted stock), not carded or combed未梳废丝(包括不适于缫丝的蚕茧、废纱及回收纤维 )Expired
Unit
None
MFN import duty
None
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
None
Import VAT
None
Consumption tax
None
Export duty
None
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
None
Updated by China
30 Dec 2018
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

Not listed.

5003.00.11cocoons unsuitable for reeling, viz., dupions, foul, frisons, and other waste silk

5003.00.11.00Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock), not carded or combed未梳的下茧、茧衣、长吐、滞头
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
9%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
70%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
  • AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
  • BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
  • PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
  • QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Whether combed是否梳理
  • 3.GTIN
  • 4.CAS
  • 5.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
6.3%
Ecuador
7.4%
Serbia
3.6%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
4.9%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5003001100101Uncombed frisons, cocoon waste, noils and tangled yarn (unprocessed cocoons, cut cocoons)未梳的下茧、茧衣、长吐、滞头(未经加工的蚕茧、削口茧)
  • 5003001100102Uncombed silk waste (noils, cocoon waste, frisons, foulard)未梳的下茧、茧衣、长吐、滞头(未经加工的长吐,滞头)
  • 5003001100999Uncombed silk waste (floss, noils, and other waste not carded or combed)未梳的下茧、茧衣、长吐、滞头(未经加工的蚕茧、削口茧、长吐,滞头除外)

5003.00.12Recovered fibrous waste silk

5003.00.12.00Recovered (waste) fibres, not carded未梳的回收纤维
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
9%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
70%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
  • AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
  • BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
  • PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
  • QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Whether combed是否梳理
  • 3.GTIN
  • 4.CAS
  • 5.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
6.3%
Ecuador
7.4%
Serbia
3.6%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
4.9%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5003001200999Recovered (waste) fibres, not carded未梳的回收纤维

5003.00.19Other uncombed silk waste

5003.00.19.00Other uncombed silk waste其他未梳废丝

Including waste yarn unsuitable for reeling包括不适于缫丝的废纱

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
9%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
70%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
  • AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
  • BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
  • PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
  • QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Whether combed是否梳理
  • 3.GTIN
  • 4.CAS
  • 5.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
6.3%
Ecuador
7.2%
Serbia
3.6%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
4.9%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5003001900999Other silk waste, not carded or combed (incl. waste not suitable for reeling)其他未梳废丝(包括不适于缫丝的废纱)

5003.00.90

5003.00.90.00Other silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)其他废丝(包括不适于缫丝的蚕茧、废纱及回收纤维 )Expired
Unit
None
MFN import duty
None
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
None
Import VAT
None
Consumption tax
None
Export duty
None
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
None
Updated by China
30 Dec 2018
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state

Not listed.

5003.00.91Silk waste (including noils, slivers, rovings)

5003.00.91.00Cotton balls绵球
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
9%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
70%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
  • AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
  • BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
  • PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
  • QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Whether combed是否梳理
  • 3.GTIN
  • 4.CAS
  • 5.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
6.3%
Ecuador
7.4%
Serbia
3.6%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
4.9%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5003009100999Cotton balls绵球

5003.00.99Other waste silk

5003.00.99.00Other waste silk其他废丝

Including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, waste yarn and reclaimed fibres包括不适于缫丝的蚕茧、废纱及回收纤维

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
9%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
70%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
0%
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
23 Aug 2026
Licences and certificates
  • AInbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)入境货物通关单
  • BOutbound goods clearance (inspection and quarantine)出境货物通关单
Inspection and quarantine
  • PInbound animal and plant (product) quarantine进境动植物、动植物产品检疫
  • QOutbound animal and plant (product) quarantine出境动植物、动植物产品检疫
What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Whether combed是否梳理
  • 3.GTIN
  • 4.CAS
  • 5.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
0%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
Maldives
0%
Cambodia
0%
Nicaragua
6.3%
Ecuador
7.4%
Serbia
3.6%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
South Korea
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
4.9%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5003009900999Other waste silk (incl. cocoons unsuitable for reeling, waste yarn and garnetted stock)其他废丝(包括不适于缫丝的蚕茧、废纱及回收纤维)

China's tariff as compiled by HS编码网 from China Customs, the State Council Tariff Commission and the State Taxation Administration. The Chinese is the original.

Nearby codes

Previous5002 00Raw silk (not thrown)One level up5003Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)Next5004 00Silk yarn (other than yarn spun from silk waste) not put up for retail sale

Sources

For information, not a customs ruling. Only notifications published in the Gazette have legal force; confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE before you price a deal.