Subheading · Chapter 56 · Section XI, Textiles and textile articles

HS 5608 90Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope, made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials: other

Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof

Customs duty: 10%; 3 tariff items
GST now: 5%
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: kg
Duty in China: 8%; On Indian goods

Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

3 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
5608 90 10	Of cotton	10%	5%	kg
5608 90 20	Of jute	10%	5%	kg
5608 90 90	Other	10%	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 3 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. 1 earlier measure has ended.

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

Free: 3 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. 356	Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials	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
5608	Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials	—	—
560801	Made up fishing nets of nylon	3%	Rs. 18.8 per Kg
560802	Made up fishing nets of other man- made textile material	3.2%	Rs. 24 per Kg
560803	Others of man-made textile material	2.5%	Rs. 25.5 per Kg
560804	Others of plastic materials	1.5%	—
560899	Others	1.2%	—

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: 3 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 5608 90, and China's below.

China: the same goods (5608 90)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force and 5 expired under 5608 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 code	Goods	Duty on Indian goods	MFN	Import VAT	Export rebate	Licences
5608.90.00.00	Fishing nets, other nets and netting of other textile fibres其他纺织纤维制成的渔网、其他网及网料	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

5608.90.00Netting, fishing nets and other nets, made of other textile materials

5608.90.00.00Fishing nets, other nets and netting of other textile fibres其他纺织纤维制成的渔网、其他网及网料

Excluding nets and basket-shaped nets罗网及篓状网除外

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 8%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 100%
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.Use (fishing nets, shopping nets, etc.)用途(渔网、购物网等)
3.fiber composition纤维成分
4.GTIN
5.CAS
6.Other其他

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 1.5%
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: 5.6%
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: 5.5%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

5608900000999Other fishing nets, other nets and netting of other textile materials (excluding cast nets and landing nets)其他纺织纤维制成的渔网、其他网及网料(罗网及篓状网除外)

5608.90.00.11Fishing nets of wool or cotton毛、棉制的渔网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.

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 4%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5608900011999Fishing nets of wool or cotton毛、棉制的渔网

5608.90.00.19Other fishing nets of textile fibres其他纺织纤维制的渔网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.

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 4%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5608900019999Other fishing nets of textile fibres其他纺织纤维制的渔网

5608.90.00.91Other nets & netting of cotton (excluding hammocks, gill nets & trammel nets)棉制的其他网及网料(吊床,罗网及篓状网除外 )Expired

Excluding hammocks, nets and net bags吊床,罗网及篓状网除外

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.

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 4%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5608900091999Other nets and netting of cotton (excluding hammocks, landing nets and basket-shaped nets)棉制的其他网及网料(吊床,罗网及篓状网除外)

5608.90.00.92Other nets & netting of wool (excl. cotton net hammocks, seine nets & basket-like nets)毛制的其他网及网料(包括棉制的网式吊床,罗网及篓状网除外 )Expired

Including cotton net hammocks, excluding nets and basket-like nets包括棉制的网式吊床,罗网及篓状网除外

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.

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 4%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5608900092999Other nets and netting of wool (including net hammocks of cotton, excluding cast nets and landing nets)毛制的其他网及网料(包括棉制的网式吊床,罗网及篓状网除外)

5608.90.00.99Other nets and netting of other textile fibres (excluding gill nets and trammel nets)其他纺织纤维制成的其他网及网料(罗网及篓状网除外 )Expired

Excluding nets and basket-shaped nets罗网及篓状网除外

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.

China's agreement rates

ASEAN: 0%
Chile: 0%
Pakistan: 4%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5608900099999Other nets and netting of other textile fibres (excluding gill nets and trammel nets)其他纺织纤维制成的其他网及网料(罗网及篓状网除外)

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

Previous5608 11Made up fishing nets One level up5608Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope, made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials Next5609 00Articles of yarn, strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, twine, cordage, rope or cables, not elsewhere specified or included

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 19 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.