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

HS 5303Jute and other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)

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

Customs duty: 5% to 10%; 4 tariff items
GST now: 0% or 5%; depending on the goods
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: kg
Duty in China: 0% to 5%; On Indian goods

Search codesRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this heading

2 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
5303 10	Jute and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted	5% to 10%	0% or 5%	kg
5303 90	Other	10%	0% or 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 4 tariff items: 5% to 10%. The rules below cover this whole code.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 19 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 0% or 5%, depending on the goods.
Until 21 September 2025 0% or 5%, depending on the goods.
Change: Unchanged.

The rules that set it now

GST rate rules in force
Notification	Goods	Rate
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 146	Jute fibres, raw or processed but not spun	Nil
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 337	All goods i.e. textile bast fibres [other than jute fibres, raw or processed but not spun]; tow and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garneted stock)	5%
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 145	Khadi fabric, sold through Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and KVIC certified institutions/outlets	Nil
10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule Exempt, S.No. 148	Coir pith compost other than pre-packaged and labelled	Nil

History

GST rate history
Period	Rate	Notification
Until 21 Sep 2025	0% or 5%	2/2017-Central Tax (Rate); 1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 2025	0% or 5%	10/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate); 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
5303	Jute and other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)	0.15%	—

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 19 Oct 2026.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items

Free: 4 tariff items

China: the same goods (5303)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 2 in force under 5303. 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
5303.10.00.00	Raw or retted jute and other textile bast fibres生或沤制黄麻,其他纺织韧皮纤维	0%APTA rate, with an APTA certificate of origin	5%	9%	9%	ABPQ
5303.90.00.00	Jute and other textile bast fibres, processed but not spun加工未纺的黄麻及纺织用韧皮纤维	5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	5%	13%	9%	ABPQ

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.

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

Previous5302True hemp (cannabis sativa l), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)One level upChapter 53Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn Next5305Coconut, abaca (manila hemp or musa textiles nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, not elsewhere specified or included, raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garneted stock)

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.