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

HS 5211 123thread or 4thread twill, including cross twill

Cotton › Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200 g/

Customs duty: 10%; 4 tariff items
GST now: 5%
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: m²
Duty in China: 8%; On Indian goods

Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

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

Codes under this code
Code	Description	Customs duty	GST now	Unit
5211 12 10	Shirting fabrics	10%	5%	m²
5211 12 20	Twill, not elsewhere specified (including gaberdine)	10%	5%	m²
5211 12 30	Damask	10%	5%	m²
5211 12 90	Other	10%	5%	m²

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 4 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: 4 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
Notification	Goods	Rate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 334	Woven fabrics of cotton	5%

History

GST rate history
Period	Rate	Notification
Until 21 Sep 2025	5%	1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 2025	5%	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 item	Goods	Rate	Cap
5211	Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man- made fibres, weighing more than 200 g/m2	—	—
521101	Grey	2.2%	Rs. 18 per Kg
521102	Dyed	2.4%	Rs. 45.9 per Kg
521103	Denim fabrics blended with MMF	2.2%	Rs. 16.1 per Kg
521104	Sarees, with or without blouse piece	2.6%	Rs. 40.5 per Kg
521105	Flame retardant fabric (dyed)	2.6%	Rs. 46.8 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: 4 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 5211 12, and China's below.

China: the same goods (5211 12)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force and 2 expired under 5211 12. 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 code	Goods	Duty on Indian goods	MFN	Import VAT	Export rebate	Licences
5211.12.00.00	Unbleached cotton twill fabric, mixed with man-made fibres未漂白化纤混纺斜纹棉布	8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	8%	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

5211.12.00Unbl. twill weave, <85% cotton, m-m fbr, >200g/m2

5211.12.00.00Unbleached cotton twill fabric, mixed with man-made fibres未漂白化纤混纺斜纹棉布

Woven fabrics, >200g/m2, containing <85% cotton, 3/4-thread twill, double twill每平米重>200克,含棉85%以下,3/4线斜纹布,双面斜纹布

Unit: m / kg
MFN import duty: 8%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 90%
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.Indicate whether the man-made fibres mixed are filaments or staple fibres注明与其混纺的化纤是长丝还是短纤
6.Ingredient content成分含量
7.Width幅宽
8.Grammage per square metre每平方米克重
9.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
10.GTIN
11.CAS
12.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%

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: 6.5%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

5211120000999Unbleached cotton twill, mixed with man-made fibres (weighing > 200 g/m², containing < 85% cotton, 3/4-thread twill, double-sided twill)未漂白化纤混纺斜纹棉布(每平米重>200克,含棉85%以下,3/4线斜纹布,双面斜纹布)

5211.12.00.10Unbleached twill of cotton mixed with polyester staple fibres未漂白聚酯短纤混纺斜纹棉布Expired

Woven fabrics, >200g/m2, containing <85% cotton, 3/4-thread twill, double twill每平米重>200克,含棉85%以下,3/4线斜纹布,双面斜纹布

Unit: m / kg
MFN import duty: 8%
Provisional import duty: 6%
General import duty: 90%
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

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 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.Indicate whether the man-made fibres mixed are filaments or staple fibres注明与其混纺的化纤是长丝还是短纤
6.Ingredient content成分含量
7.Width幅宽
8.Grammage per square metre每平方米克重
9.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
10.GTIN
11.CAS
12.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 1.2%
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: 10.9%

CIQ codes

5211120010999Unbleached cotton twill fabric, mixed with polyester staple fibres (weighing >200 g/m², containing <85% cotton, 3/4-thread twill, double twill)未漂白聚酯短纤混纺斜纹棉布(每平米重>200克,含棉85%以下,3/4线斜纹布,双面斜纹布)

5211.12.00.90Unbleached twill of cotton mixed with other man-made fibres未漂白其他化纤混纺斜纹棉布Expired

Woven fabrics, >200g/m2, containing <85% cotton, 3/4-thread twill, double twill每平米重>200克,含棉85%以下,3/4线斜纹布,双面斜纹布

Unit: m / kg
MFN import duty: 8%
Provisional import duty: 6%
General import duty: 90%
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

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 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.Indicate whether the man-made fibres mixed are filaments or staple fibres注明与其混纺的化纤是长丝还是短纤
6.Ingredient content成分含量
7.Width幅宽
8.Grammage per square metre每平方米克重
9.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
10.GTIN
11.CAS
12.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 1.2%
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: 10.9%

CIQ codes

5211120090999Unbleached cotton twill fabric, mixed with other man-made staple fibres (weighing >200 g/m², containing <85% cotton, 3/4-thread twill, double twill)未漂白其他化纤混纺斜纹棉布(每平米重>200克,含棉85%以下,3/4线斜纹布,双面斜纹布)

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

Previous5211 11Plain weave One level up5211Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200 g/Next5211 20Bleached

Sources

GSTN HSN code masterChecked 13 Oct 2026
DGFT ITC(HS) import and export policyChecked 9 Oct 2026
GST rate per HSN (archived GSTZen extract)Checked 29 Sep 2026
Customs Tariff of India (First Schedule): sections, chapters, notes and statutory BCDChecked 19 Oct 2026
GST rates on goods, before and after 22 September 2025Checked 18 Oct 2026
BIS compulsory certification: products and Quality Control OrdersChecked 18 Oct 2026
Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties in force (India)Checked 19 Oct 2026
India's export duty (Second Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act and notifications 27/2011, 55/2022, 22/2024)Checked 18 Oct 2026
India's All Industry Rates of duty drawback (notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.))Checked 19 Oct 2026
China customs tariff (HS编码网)Checked 19 Oct 2026

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.