Subheading · Chapter 55 · Section XI, Textiles and textile articles

HS 5503 90Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning: other

Man-made staple fibres

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

Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 19 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
5503 90 10	Polyvinyl staple fibre	5%	5%	kg
5503 90 20	Polyvinyl chloride staple fibre	5%	5%	kg
5503 90 30	Ultra high molecular weight poly ethylene staple fibre conforming to ASTM F2848	5%	5%	kg
5503 90 90	Other	5%	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%. 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 5%.
Until 21 September 2025 18%.
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. 344	Synthetic or artificial staple fibres	5%

History

GST rate history
Period	Rate	Notification
Until 21 Sep 2025	18%	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
5503	Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning	—	—
550301	Acrylic	2.3%	Rs. 3.9 per Kg
550302	Polyester	1.6%	—
550399	Others	1.6%	—

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

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 5503 90, and China's below.

China: the same goods (5503 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 5503 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
5503.90.10.00	polyphenylene sulphide staple fibres, not combed未梳的聚苯硫醚短纤	5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	5%	13%	13%	None
5503.90.90.10	Dual-use controlled polyethylene staple fibres两用物项管制的聚乙烯短纤	5%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line)	5%	13%	13%	3
5503.90.90.90	Other synthetic staple fibres, not carded or otherwise prepared for spinning其他合成纤维短纤(未梳或未经其他纺前加工)	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

5503.90.10Staple fibres of polyphenylene sulphide, not carded or otherwise prepared for spinning

5503.90.10.00polyphenylene sulphide staple fibres, not combed未梳的聚苯硫醚短纤

including not otherwise prepared for spinning包括未经其他纺前加工的

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.Processing stage (not carded, not otherwise processed for spinning)加工程度(未梳、未经纺前加工)
3.fiber composition纤维成分
4.Length长度
5.fineness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%

RCEP rates

Australia: 2.5%
Brunei: 2.5%
Cambodia: 2.5%
South Korea: 2.5%
Laos: 2.5%
Malaysia: 2.5%
New Zealand: 3%
Singapore: 2.5%
Thailand: 2.5%
Vietnam: 2.5%
Japan: 2.7%
Indonesia: 2.5%
Philippines: 2.5%
Myanmar: 2.5%

CIQ codes

5503901000999Polyphenylene sulphide staple fibres, not carded or otherwise prepared for spinning未梳的聚苯硫醚短纤(包括未经其他纺前加工的)

5503.90.90Other synthetic staple fibres, not carded or otherwise prepared for spinning

5503.90.90.10Dual-use controlled polyethylene staple fibres两用物项管制的聚乙烯短纤

including not otherwise prepared for spinning包括未经其他纺前加工的

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

3Dual-use items and technologies export licence两用物项和技术出口许可证

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.Processing stage (not carded, not otherwise processed for spinning)加工程度(未梳、未经纺前加工)
3.fiber composition纤维成分
4.Length长度
5.fineness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%

RCEP rates

Australia: 2.5%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 3%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 0%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

5503909010999Polyethylene staple fibres subject to dual-use controls, not carded or otherwise prepared for spinning两用物项管制的聚乙烯短纤(包括未经其他纺前加工的)

5503.90.90.90Other synthetic staple fibres, not carded or otherwise prepared for spinning其他合成纤维短纤(未梳或未经其他纺前加工)

including not otherwise prepared for spinning包括未经其他纺前加工的

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.Processing stage (not carded, not otherwise processed for spinning)加工程度(未梳、未经纺前加工)
3.fiber composition纤维成分
4.Length长度
5.fineness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%

RCEP rates

Australia: 2.5%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 3%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 0%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

5503909090999Other synthetic staple fibres, not carded or combed or otherwise processed for spinning其他合成纤维短纤(未梳或未经其他纺前加工)(包括未经其他纺前加工的)

5503.90.90.00other synthetic staple fibres, not combed未梳的其他合成纤维短纤Expired

including not otherwise prepared for spinning包括未经其他纺前加工的

Unit: kg
MFN import duty: 5%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 70%
Import VAT: 13%
Consumption tax: None
Export duty: 0%
Provisional export duty: None
Export VAT rebate: 13%
Updated by China: 1 Jul 2024

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.Processing stage (not carded, not otherwise processed for spinning)加工程度(未梳、未经纺前加工)
3.fiber composition纤维成分
4.Length长度
5.fineness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%

RCEP rates

Australia: 4.5%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 4.5%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 0%

CIQ codes

5503909000999Other synthetic staple fibres, not carded or otherwise prepared for spinning未梳的其他合成纤维短纤(包括未经其他纺前加工的)

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

Previous5503 30Acrylic or modacrylic One level up5503Synthetic staple fibres, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning Next5504 10Of viscose rayon

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.