Subheading · Chapter 53 · Section XI, Textiles and textile articles

HS 5308 90Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn: other

Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn

Customs duty
10%
2 tariff items
GST now
5%
or 0% for some goods
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
3.5% to 5%
On Indian goods
Search codesDuty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

2 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
5308 90 10Ramie yarn10%5%kg
5308 90 90Other10%5%kg

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 2 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: 2 tariff items

GST

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

  • Now 5%, or 0% for some goods.
  • Until 21 September 2025 5%, or 0% for some goods.
  • Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 338All goods [other than coconut coir fibre] including yarn of flax, jute, other textile bast fibres, other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn including coir pith compost pre-packaged and labelled5%
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 145Khadi fabric, sold through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and KVIC certified institutions/outletsNil
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 148Coir pith compost other than pre-packaged and labelledNil

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 20250% or 5%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate); 2/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20250% or 5%9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate); 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.

Export duty entries that meet this code
EntryGoodsExport duty
Notification 27/2011-Customs, S.No. 43Named goods or on a conditionCoir yarnNil

Duty drawback (All Industry Rates)

All Industry Rates of duty drawback under this heading
Drawback itemGoodsRateCap
5308Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn1.5%—

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: 2 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 5308 90, and China's below.

China: the same goods (5308 90)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 6 in force under 5308 90. 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
5308.90.11.00Bleached or unbleached pure ramie yarn漂白或未漂白的纯苎麻纱线3.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin5%13%13%None
5308.90.12.00Coloured yarn of true ramie纯苎麻色纱线3.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin5%13%13%None
5308.90.13.00Bleached or unbleached other ramie yarn漂白或未漂白其他苎麻纱线3.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin5%13%13%None
5308.90.14.00Other coloured yarn of ramie其他苎麻色纱线3.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin5%13%13%None
5308.90.91.00paper yarn纸纱线3.5%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin5%13%13%None
5308.90.99.00Other yarn of vegetable textile fibres其他植物纺织纤维纱线5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)5%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

5308.90.11Ramie >= 85% unbleached or bleached yarn

5308.90.11.00Bleached or unbleached pure ramie yarn漂白或未漂白的纯苎麻纱线

Ramie content by weight 85% or more纯按重量计苎麻含量在85%及以上

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
5%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
50%
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.Type (of ramie yarn)种类(苎麻纱线)
  • 3.Dyeing and finishing methods (bleached, unbleached, yarn-dyed)染整方法(漂白、未漂白、色织)
  • 4.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 5.Yarn count纱线细度
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.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)
3.5%
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
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5308901100999Bleached or unbleached ramie yarn (pure ramie content by weight 85% or more)漂白或未漂白的纯苎麻纱线(纯按重量计苎麻含量在85%及以上)

5308.90.12Coloured yarn of ramie, ≥ 85%

5308.90.12.00Coloured yarn of true ramie纯苎麻色纱线

Ramie content by weight 85% or more纯按重量计苎麻含量在85%及以上

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
5%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
50%
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.Type (of ramie yarn)种类(苎麻纱线)
  • 3.Dyeing and finishing methods (bleached, unbleached, yarn-dyed)染整方法(漂白、未漂白、色织)
  • 4.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 5.Yarn count纱线细度
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.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)
3.5%
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
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5308901200999Coloured ramie yarn (pure ramie content 85% or more by weight)纯苎麻色纱线(纯按重量计苎麻含量在85%及以上)

5308.90.13Ramie < 85% unbleached or bleached yarn

5308.90.13.00Bleached or unbleached other ramie yarn漂白或未漂白其他苎麻纱线

Ramie content by weight < 85%按重量计苎麻含量在85%以下

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
5%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
50%
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.Type (of ramie yarn)种类(苎麻纱线)
  • 3.Dyeing and finishing methods (bleached, unbleached, yarn-dyed)染整方法(漂白、未漂白、色织)
  • 4.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 5.Yarn count纱线细度
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.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)
3.5%
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
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5308901300999Other ramie yarn, bleached or unbleached (ramie content < 85% by weight)漂白或未漂白其他苎麻纱线(按重量计苎麻含量在85%以下)

5308.90.14Coloured yarn of ramie, < 85%

5308.90.14.00Other coloured yarn of ramie其他苎麻色纱线

Ramie content by weight < 85%按重量计苎麻含量在85%以下

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
5%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
50%
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.Type (of ramie yarn)种类(苎麻纱线)
  • 3.Dyeing and finishing methods (bleached, unbleached, yarn-dyed)染整方法(漂白、未漂白、色织)
  • 4.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 5.Yarn count纱线细度
  • 6.GTIN
  • 7.CAS
  • 8.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)
3.5%
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
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5308901400999Other coloured ramie yarn (ramie content < 85% by weight)其他苎麻色纱线(按重量计苎麻含量在85%以下)

5308.90.91paper yarn

5308.90.91.00paper yarn纸纱线
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
5%
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.Type (of paper yarn, etc.)种类(纸纱线等)
  • 3.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 4.Yarn count纱线细度
  • 5.GTIN
  • 6.CAS
  • 7.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)
3.5%
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
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5308909100999paper yarn纸纱线

5308.90.99Yarn of unlisted vegetable textile fibres

5308.90.99.00Other yarn of vegetable textile fibres其他植物纺织纤维纱线
Unit
kg
MFN import duty
5%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
45%
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.Type (of paper yarn, etc.)种类(纸纱线等)
  • 3.Ingredient content成分含量
  • 4.Yarn count纱线细度
  • 5.GTIN
  • 6.CAS
  • 7.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
0%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5308909900999Other yarn of vegetable textile fibres其他植物纺织纤维纱线

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

Previous5308 10Coir yarnOne level up5308Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarnNext5309 11Unbleached or bleached

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.