Subheading · Chapter 59 · Section XI, Textiles and textile articles

HS 5911 90Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in note 8 to this chapter: other

Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use

Customs duty: 10%; 7 tariff items
GST now: 5%
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: kg
Duty in China: 0% to 8%; On Indian goods

Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 20 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

7 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
5911 90 10	Paper maker’s felt, woven	10%	5%	kg
5911 90 20	Gaskets, washers, polishing discs and other machinery parts of textile articles	10%	5%	kg
5911 90 31	Geogrid conforming to IS 17373	10%	5%	kg
5911 90 32	Geotextile conforming to IS 16391, IS 16392	10%	5%	kg
5911 90 39	Other	10%	5%	kg
5911 90 40	Mulch mats, conforming to IS 16202	10%	5%	kg
5911 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 7 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: 7 tariff items

GST

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

Now 5%.
Until 21 September 2025 12%.
Change: Down.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
Notification	Goods	Rate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 386	Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in Note 7 to this Chapter; such as Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, leather or other material, of a kind used for card clothing, and similar fabrics of a kind used for other technical purposes, including narrow fabrics made of velvet impregnated with rubber, for covering weaving spindles (weaving beams); Bolting cloth, whether or not made up; Felt for cotton textile industries, woven; Woven textiles felt, whether or not impregnated or coated, of a kind commonly used in other machines; Cotton fabrics and articles used in machinery and plant; Jute fabrics and articles used in machinery or plant; Textile fabrics of metalised yarn of a kind commonly used in paper making or other machinery; Straining cloth of a kind used in oil presses or the like, including that of human hair; Paper maker's felt, woven; Gaskets, washers, polishing discs and other machinery parts of textile articles	5%

History

GST rate history
Period	Rate	Notification
Until 21 Sep 2025	12%	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
5911	Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in note 8 to this chapter	—	—
591101	Of mmf	2.8%	Rs. 21.8 per Kg
591199	Of Cotton or others	2%	Rs. 24 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: 7 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 5911 90, and China's below.

China: the same goods (5911 90)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 3 in force and 1 expired under 5911 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
5911.90.00.10	self-adhesive circular polishing pads for semiconductor wafer manufacturing半导体晶圆制造用自粘式圆形抛光垫	0%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	0%	13%	13%	None
5911.90.00.20	Polymethylpentene hollow fibre membranes for ECMO machines体外膜肺氧合机用聚甲基戊烯中空纤维膜	3%China's provisional rate, lower than MFN	8%	13%	13%	None
5911.90.00.90	Other textile products and articles for technical uses其他专门技术用途纺织产品及制品	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

5911.90.00Unlisted textile products and articles for special technical uses

5911.90.00.10self-adhesive circular polishing pads for semiconductor wafer manufacturing半导体晶圆制造用自粘式圆形抛光垫

See Note 8 to Chapter 59见第59章注释八

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 0%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 35%
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 (e.g. for semiconductor wafer manufacturing, etc.)用途(如半导体晶圆制造用等)
3.If for semiconductor wafer manufacturing, specify whether self-adhesive若为半导体晶圆制造用需注明是否为自粘式
4.For semiconductor wafer manufacturing, indicate if circular若为半导体晶圆制造用需注是否为圆形
5.Ingredient content成分含量
6.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
7.Model型号
8.GTIN
9.CAS
10.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%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 3.2%
Ecuador: 6.4%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 5%
Brunei: 4%
Cambodia: 4%
South Korea: 6%
Laos: 4%
Malaysia: 4%
New Zealand: 5%
Singapore: 4%
Thailand: 4%
Vietnam: 4%
Japan: 4.4%
Indonesia: 4%
Philippines: 4%
Myanmar: 4%

CIQ codes

5911900010999Self-adhesive circular polishing pads for semiconductor wafer manufacturing (see Note 8 to Chapter 59)半导体晶圆制造用自粘式圆形抛光垫(见第59章注释八)

5911.90.00.20Polymethylpentene hollow fibre membranes for ECMO machines体外膜肺氧合机用聚甲基戊烯中空纤维膜

See Note 8 to Chapter 59见第59章注释八

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 8%
Provisional import duty: 3%
General import duty: 35%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: 0%
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 2 Apr 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 (e.g. for semiconductor wafer manufacturing, etc.)用途(如半导体晶圆制造用等)
3.If for semiconductor wafer manufacturing, specify whether self-adhesive若为半导体晶圆制造用需注明是否为自粘式
4.For semiconductor wafer manufacturing, indicate if circular若为半导体晶圆制造用需注是否为圆形
5.Ingredient content成分含量
6.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
7.Model型号
8.GTIN
9.CAS
10.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%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 3.2%
Ecuador: 6.4%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 5%
Brunei: 4%
Cambodia: 4%
South Korea: 6%
Laos: 4%
Malaysia: 4%
New Zealand: 5%
Singapore: 4%
Thailand: 4%
Vietnam: 4%
Japan: 4.4%
Indonesia: 4%
Philippines: 4%
Myanmar: 4%

CIQ codes

5911900020999Polymethylpentene hollow fiber membranes for ECMO machines (see Note 8 to Chapter 59)体外膜肺氧合机用聚甲基戊烯中空纤维膜(见第59章注释八)

5911.90.00.90Other textile products and articles for technical uses其他专门技术用途纺织产品及制品

See Note 8 to Chapter 59见第59章注释八

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 8%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 35%
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 (e.g. for semiconductor wafer manufacturing, etc.)用途(如半导体晶圆制造用等)
3.If for semiconductor wafer manufacturing, specify whether self-adhesive若为半导体晶圆制造用需注明是否为自粘式
4.For semiconductor wafer manufacturing, indicate if circular若为半导体晶圆制造用需注是否为圆形
5.Ingredient content成分含量
6.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
7.Model型号
8.GTIN
9.CAS
10.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%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%
Maldives: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Nicaragua: 3.2%
Ecuador: 6.4%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 5%
Brunei: 4%
Cambodia: 4%
South Korea: 6%
Laos: 4%
Malaysia: 4%
New Zealand: 5%
Singapore: 4%
Thailand: 4%
Vietnam: 4%
Japan: 4.4%
Indonesia: 4%
Philippines: 4%
Myanmar: 4%

CIQ codes

5911900090101Other textile products & articles for technical uses (see Note 8 to Chapter 59) (netting & straining cloth)其他专门技术用途纺织产品及制品(见第59章注释八)(网料与筛布)
5911900090102Other textile products and articles for technical uses (see Note 8 to Chapter 59) (other industrial textile products)其他专门技术用途纺织产品及制品(见第59章注释八)(其他产业用纺织制品)

5911.90.00.00Other textile products and articles for technical uses (see Note 7 to Chapter 59)其他专门技术用途纺织产品及制品(见第59章注释七 )Expired

See Note 7 to Chapter 59见第59章注释七

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: 3%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5911900000101Other textile products & articles for technical uses (see Note 7 to Chapter 59) (netting & straining cloth)其他专门技术用途纺织产品及制品(见第59章注释七)(网料与筛布)
5911900000102Other textile products and articles for technical uses (see Note 7 to Chapter 59) (other industrial textile products)其他专门技术用途纺织产品及制品(见第59章注释七)(其他产业用纺织制品)
5911900000999Other textile products and articles for special technical uses (see Note 7 to Chapter 59)其他专门技术用途纺织产品及制品(见第59章注释七)

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

Previous5911 32Weighing 650 g/m 2 or more One level up5911Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in note 8 to this chapter Next6001 10“Long pile” fabrics

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.