Subheading · Chapter 52 · Section XI, Textiles and textile articles

HS 5209 51Plain weave

Cotton › Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more 2 than 200 g/

Customs duty
10%
9 tariff items; Some with a minimum per unit
GST now
5%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
m²
Duty in China
5.2%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

9 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
5209 51 11Of Handloom10% or Rs. 24 per sq. m. whichever is higher5%m²
5209 51 19Other10% or Rs. 24 per sq. m. whichever is higher5%m²
5209 51 20Saree10% or Rs. 24 per sq. m. whichever is higher5%m²
5209 51 30Shirting fabrics10% or Rs. 24 per sq. m. whichever is higher5%m²
5209 51 40Furnishing fabrics (excluding pile and chenille fabrics)10% or Rs. 24 per sq. m. whichever is higher5%m²
5209 51 50Seersucker10% or Rs. 24 per sq. m. whichever is higher5%m²
5209 51 60Bedticking, domestic10% or Rs. 24 per sq. m. whichever is higher5%m²
5209 51 70Flannelette10% or Rs. 24 per sq. m. whichever is higher5%m²
5209 51 90Other10% or Rs. 24 per sq. m. whichever is higher5%m²

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 9 tariff items: 10%. 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: 8 tariff items

GST

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

  • Now 5%.
  • Until 21 September 2025 5%.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 334Woven fabrics of cotton5%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 20255%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20255%9/2025-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
5209Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2——
520901Grey2%Rs. 24 per Kg
520902Dyed2%Rs. 24 per Kg
520903Lungis2%Rs. 24 per Kg
520904Real Madras Handkerchiefs2%Rs. 24 per Kg
520905Denim fabrics2.1%Rs. 12 per Kg
520906Denim fabrics containing 1% or more by weight of spandex/ lycra/elastane2.2%Rs. 19.2 per Kg
520907Denim fabrics blended with MMF2.2%Rs. 18.9 per Kg
520908Sarees, with or without blouse piece2.6%Rs. 40.5 per Kg
520909Grey fabrics containing 1% or more by weight of spandex/ lycra/ elastane1.9%—
520910Dyed fabrics containing 1% or more by weight of spandex/ lycra/ elastane1.9%—
520911Flame retardant fabric (treated with organic phosphorus compound)2.6%Rs. 28.6 per Kg

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: 8 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 5209 51, and China's below.

China: the same goods (5209 51)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force and 4 expired under 5209 51. 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
5209.51.00.00Printed plain weave cotton fabrics印花全棉平纹机织物5.2%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin8%13%13%None
  • 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

5209.51.00Printed plain weave fabrics, containing ≥85% cotton, weighing >200g/m²

5209.51.00.00Printed plain weave cotton fabrics印花全棉平纹机织物

Weighing more than 200 g/m², containing 85% or more by weight of cotton指每平方米重超过200克,含棉85%及以上

Unit
m / kg
MFN import duty
8%
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

None.

Inspection and quarantine

None.

What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Weaving method (woven)织造方法(机织)
  • 3.Dyeing and finishing methods (bleached, unbleached, yarn-dyed, dyed, printed, etc.)染整方法(漂白、未漂白、色织、染色、印花等)
  • 4.Weave (plain, coarse twill, other 3-thread or 4-thread twill, other)组织结构(平纹、粗斜纹、其他三线或四线斜纹、其他)
  • 5.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 6.Width幅宽
  • 7.Grammage per square metre每平方米克重
  • 8.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 9.GTIN
  • 10.CAS
  • 11.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
0%
Ecuador
0%
Serbia
0%
Hong Kong
0%
Macao
0%
Asia-Pacific (APTA)
5.2%
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
5.5%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5209510000999Printed plain weave fabric of cotton (weighing >200 g/m², containing ≥85% cotton)印花全棉平纹机织物(指每平方米重超过200克,含棉85%及以上)
5209.51.00.10Printed hand-woven fabrics of cotton印花全棉手工织布Expired

Weighing more than 200 g/m², containing 85% or more by weight of cotton指每平方米重超过200克,含棉85%及以上

Unit
m / kg
MFN import duty
8%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
70%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
None
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
1 Jan 2025
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine
  • MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验
What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Weaving method (woven fabrics)织造方法(机织物)
  • 3.Dyeing and finishing methods (bleached, unbleached, yarn-dyed, dyed, printed, etc.)染整方法(漂白、未漂白、色织、染色、印花等)
  • 4.Weave (plain, coarse twill, other 3-thread or 4-thread twill, other twill)组织结构(平纹、粗斜纹、其他三线或四线斜纹、其他斜
  • 5.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 6.Width幅宽
  • 7.Grammage per square metre每平方米克重
  • 8.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 9.GTIN
  • 10.CAS
  • 11.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%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
9.1%
CIQ codes
  • 5209510010999Printed hand-woven fabrics of cotton (weighing >200 g/m², containing >=85% cotton)印花全棉手工织布(指每平方米重超过200克,含棉85%及以上)
5209.51.00.91Printed plain weave poplin and fine fabric, of cotton印花全棉平纹府绸及细平布Expired

Weighing more than 200 g/m², containing 85% or more by weight of cotton指每平方米重超过200克,含棉85%及以上

Unit
m / kg
MFN import duty
8%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
70%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
None
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
1 Jan 2025
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine
  • MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验
What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Weaving method (woven fabrics)织造方法(机织物)
  • 3.Dyeing and finishing methods (bleached, unbleached, yarn-dyed, dyed, printed, etc.)染整方法(漂白、未漂白、色织、染色、印花等)
  • 4.Weave (plain, coarse twill, other 3-thread or 4-thread twill, other twill)组织结构(平纹、粗斜纹、其他三线或四线斜纹、其他斜
  • 5.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 6.Width幅宽
  • 7.Grammage per square metre每平方米克重
  • 8.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 9.GTIN
  • 10.CAS
  • 11.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%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
9.1%
CIQ codes
  • 5209510091999Printed plain weave cotton poplin and fine fabric (weighing > 200 g/m², containing >= 85% cotton)印花全棉平纹府绸及细平布(指每平方米重超过200克,含棉85%及以上)
5209.51.00.92Printed plain weave cotton fabrics印花全棉平纹机织平布Expired

Weighing more than 200 g/m², containing 85% or more by weight of cotton指每平方米重超过200克,含棉85%及以上

Unit
m / kg
MFN import duty
8%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
70%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
None
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
1 Jan 2025
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine
  • MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验
What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Weaving method (woven fabrics)织造方法(机织物)
  • 3.Dyeing and finishing methods (bleached, unbleached, yarn-dyed, dyed, printed, etc.)染整方法(漂白、未漂白、色织、染色、印花等)
  • 4.Weave (plain, coarse twill, other 3-thread or 4-thread twill, other twill)组织结构(平纹、粗斜纹、其他三线或四线斜纹、其他斜
  • 5.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 6.Width幅宽
  • 7.Grammage per square metre每平方米克重
  • 8.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 9.GTIN
  • 10.CAS
  • 11.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%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
9.1%
CIQ codes
  • 5209510092999Printed plain weave cotton poplin (weighing >200 g/m², containing ≥85% cotton)印花全棉平纹机织平布(指每平方米重超过200克,含棉85%及以上)
5209.51.00.93Printed plain weave woven fabrics of cotton, of canvas type印花全棉平纹机织帆布Expired

Weighing more than 200 g/m², containing 85% or more by weight of cotton指每平方米重超过200克,含棉85%及以上

Unit
m / kg
MFN import duty
8%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
70%
Import VAT
13%
Consumption tax
None
Export duty
0%
Provisional export duty
None
Export VAT rebate
13%
Updated by China
1 Jan 2025
Licences and certificates

None.

Inspection and quarantine
  • MImport commodity inspection进口商品检验
What the customs declaration must state
  • 0.Brand type品牌类型
  • 1.Export preferential status出口享惠情况
  • 2.Weaving method (woven fabrics)织造方法(机织物)
  • 3.Dyeing and finishing methods (bleached, unbleached, yarn-dyed, dyed, printed, etc.)染整方法(漂白、未漂白、色织、染色、印花等)
  • 4.Weave (plain, coarse twill, other 3-thread or 4-thread twill, other twill)组织结构(平纹、粗斜纹、其他三线或四线斜纹、其他斜
  • 5.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 6.Width幅宽
  • 7.Grammage per square metre每平方米克重
  • 8.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
  • 9.GTIN
  • 10.CAS
  • 11.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%
RCEP rates
Australia
0%
Brunei
0%
Cambodia
0%
Laos
0%
Malaysia
0%
New Zealand
0%
Singapore
0%
Thailand
0%
Vietnam
0%
Japan
9.1%
CIQ codes
  • 5209510093999Printed plain weave cotton canvas (weighing >200 g/m², containing ≥85% cotton)印花全棉平纹机织帆布(指每平方米重超过200克,含棉85%及以上)

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

Previous5209 49Other fabricsOne level up5209Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more 2 than 200 g/Next5209 523-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill

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.