Tariff item · Chapter 55 · Section XI, Textiles and textile articles

HS 5512 21 20Bleached

Man-made staple fibres › Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres › Unbleached or bleached

Customs duty: 20%; Tariff rate
GST now: 5%
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: m²
Duty in China: 8%; On Indian goods

Landed cost Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Importing into India

What customs charges, what trade agreements take off, and the rules the goods must meet.

Customs duty

Customs duty on imports into India
Duty	Rate	Charged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate	20%	Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)	Nil	Assessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)	10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess	BCD + AIDC
Integrated GST (IGST)	5%	Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
Agreement	Customs duty	Goods from
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs	0%	Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Cambodia, Comoros, Laos, Liberia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Malawi, Mozambique, Niger, Rwanda, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, Chad, Togo, Timor-Leste, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
India–EFTA TEPA51/2025-Customs	0%	Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
India–Japan CEPA	0%	Japan
India–Korea CEPA	0%	South Korea
India–Oman CEPA20/2026-Customs	0%	Oman
India–UAE CEPA	0%	United Arab Emirates
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs	0%	United Kingdom
SAFTA	0%	Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
ASEAN–India FTA	5%	Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
India–Malaysia CECA	5%	Malaysia
SAFTA	8%	Sri Lanka
India–Sri Lanka FTA	15%	Sri Lanka

Goods from Pakistan pay 200%.

Anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duty

None in force on this code as on 19 Oct 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

CBIC's Compliance Information Portal lists no other agency's clearance for imports of this item.

"*Testing for presence of azo dyes is exempted for imports from EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, south korea and united kingdom only and not for other countries. ref-gen note 10 of policy & DGFT public notice no. 14/2023 dt. 14.06.2023.*"

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Import policy (DGFT ITC(HS))

Free.

Notes on these rates

BCD is the statutory tariff rate from a one-time snapshot of the Indian Trade Portal. Exemption notifications (such as 45/2025-Customs) and tariff changes made after the snapshot, including the Finance Act 2026 changes from 1 May 2026, are not applied.
IGST comes from our archived GST table, which still has the 12% and 28% slabs, so it may pre-date the GST rate changes of 22 September 2025. Check the current rate.
AIDC, Health Cess and the SWS exemptions are read from notifications 11/2021-Customs, 08/2020-Customs and 11/2018-Customs as amended (to 16/2026-Customs), and the notifications that lower AIDC for a while. SWS is 10% of BCD, AIDC and Health Cess together (Finance Act 2018, s.110), never of anti-dumping, countervailing or safeguard duty or IGST.
AIDC is Nil (S.No. 17 of 11/2021-Customs, which exempts all goods it does not name).
Not included: GST compensation cess, anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard duties, and exemptions or concessions such as end-use, EOU/SEZ or project imports.
This does not check whether the import is allowed (DGFT import policy, licences, quality-control orders). The HS code explorer shows the import policy.
This is an estimate, not an assessment. Confirm the duty with your customs broker or ICEGATE's duty calculator before you price a deal.

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. 348	Woven fabrics of manmade staple fibres	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
5512	Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres	—	—
551201	Grey	2.4%	Rs. 6 per Kg
551202	Dyed	2.4%	Rs. 13.6 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 19 Oct 2026.

Export incentives (RoDTEP and RoSCTL)

RoDTEP, Appendix 4R (exports from the domestic tariff area): 2.2% of the FOB value, capped at Rs. 7.3 per m2, until 31 Dec 2026.
RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 1.3% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

Directorate General Of Foreign Trade (DGFT): a clearance or certificate before export, under The Foreign Trade (Developmentand Regulation) Act, 1992. The Foreign Trade (Development & Regulations) Amendment Act, 2010.the Foreign Trade (Regulation) Rules, 1993 and the Foreign Trade Regulation) amendment Rules, 2015.

*AS PER S.NO 3 OF SCHED. 2 OF ITC HS EXPORT POLICY;EXPORT OF DRESS MATERIALS/READYMADE GARMENTS FABRICS/TEXTILE ITEMS WITH IMPRINTS OF EXCERPTS OR VERSES OF THE HOLY QURAN IS RESTRICTED.*AS PER CIR NO.47/2017-CUS DTD 27/11/2017 FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANT OF DRAWBACK WHEREVER EXPORT CONSIGNMENTS ARE SELECTED FOR ASSESSMENT OR EXAMINATION,THE AC/DC SHALL DETERMINE THE NEED TO DRAW SAMPLE ON MERITS OF EACH CASE.IF THE PACKING IS OF WOODEN MATERIAL, ENSURE THE VALID PHYTOSANITARY CERTIFICATE AND ISPM-15 MARKING COMPLIANCE AS PER CBEC INSTR. F.NO.450/19/2005-CUS-IV DTD 16.9.13.*

From Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Compliance Information Portal.

Export policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2)

Free.

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 5512 21, and China's below.

China: the same goods (5512 21)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force and 8 expired under 5512 21. 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
5512.21.00.00	Woven fabrics of unbleached or bleached acrylic staple fibres未漂白或漂白腈纶短纤机织物	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

5512.21.00Unbleached or bleached fabrics of acrylic or modacrylic staple fibres, >=85% by weight

5512.21.00.00Woven fabrics of unbleached or bleached acrylic staple fibres未漂白或漂白腈纶短纤机织物

Acrylic staple fibres, 85% or more by weight按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上

Unit: m / kg
MFN import duty: 8%
Provisional import duty: None
General import duty: 130%
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.Weaving method (woven)织造方法(机织)
3.Dyeing and finishing methods (bleached, unbleached, yarn-dyed, dyed, etc.)染整方法(漂白、未漂白、色织、染色等)
4.Structure (plain, twill, satin, etc.)组织结构(平纹、斜纹、缎纹等)
5.Type of synthetic fibre (filament, staple)合成纤维种类(长丝、短纤)
6.Ingredient content成分含量
7.Width幅宽
8.Grammage per square metre每平方米克重
9.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
10.GTIN
11.CAS
12.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: 3.2%
Ecuador: 6.4%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 0%
Brunei: 0%
Cambodia: 0%
South Korea: 6.5%
Laos: 0%
Malaysia: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Singapore: 0%
Thailand: 0%
Vietnam: 0%
Japan: 7.1%
Indonesia: 0%
Philippines: 0%
Myanmar: 0%

CIQ codes

5512210000999Woven fabrics of acrylic staple fibres, unbleached or bleached, containing ≥85% by weight of acrylic staple fibres未漂白或漂白腈纶短纤机织物(按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上)

5512.21.00.10Unbleached or bleached woven poplin or broadcloth of acrylic staple fibres未漂白或漂白腈纶短纤机织府绸细平布Expired

Pure acrylic fabrics, >=85% acrylic staple fibres by weight纯腈纶布指按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上

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: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 2.6%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 3.9%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5512210010999Unbleached or bleached woven poplin and fine plain weave of acrylic staple fibres (pure acrylic fabric means >=85% acrylic staple fibres by weight)未漂白或漂白腈纶短纤机织府绸细平布(纯腈纶布指按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上)

5512.21.00.20Unbleached or bleached woven plain fabric of acrylic staple fibres (pure acrylic fabric means 85% or more by weight of acrylic staple fibres)未漂白或漂白腈纶短纤机织平布(纯腈纶布指按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上)Expired

Pure acrylic fabrics, >=85% acrylic staple fibres by weight纯腈纶布指按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上

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: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 2.6%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 3.9%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5512210020999Unbleached or bleached woven plain fabric of acrylic staple fibres (pure acrylic fabric means 85% or more by weight of acrylic staple fibres)未漂白或漂白腈纶短纤机织平布(纯腈纶布指按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上)

5512.21.00.30Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of acrylic staple fibers for printing or dyeing (pure acrylic fabrics refer to those containing ≥ 85% acrylic staple fibers by weight)未漂白或漂白腈纶短纤机织印染用布(纯腈纶布指按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上)Expired

Pure acrylic fabrics, >=85% acrylic staple fibres by weight纯腈纶布指按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上

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: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 2.6%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 3.9%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5512210030999Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of acrylic staple fibers for printing or dyeing (pure acrylic fabrics refer to those containing ≥ 85% acrylic staple fibers by weight)未漂白或漂白腈纶短纤机织印染用布(纯腈纶布指按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上)

5512.21.00.40Unbleached or bleached plain weave cheesecloth, etc., of acrylic staple fibers (containing ≥ 85% acrylic staple fibers, incl. muslin, voile)未漂白或漂白腈纶短纤平纹奶酪布等(腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上,含薄细布,巴里纱)Expired

Fabrics of acrylic staple fibres, >=85% acrylic staple fibres, incl. cambric, voile腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上,含薄细布,巴里纱

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: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 2.6%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 3.9%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5512210040999Unbleached or bleached plain weave cheesecloth, etc., of acrylic staple fibers (containing ≥ 85% acrylic staple fibers, incl. muslin, voile)未漂白或漂白腈纶短纤平纹奶酪布等(腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上,含薄细布,巴里纱)

5512.21.00.50Unbleached or bleached woven canvas of acrylic staple fibres (pure acrylic fabric means 85% or more by weight of acrylic staple fibres)未漂白或漂白腈纶短纤机织帆布(纯腈纶布指按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上)Expired

Pure acrylic fabrics, >=85% acrylic staple fibres by weight纯腈纶布指按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上

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: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 2.6%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 3.9%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5512210050999Unbleached or bleached woven canvas of acrylic staple fibres (pure acrylic fabric means 85% or more by weight of acrylic staple fibres)未漂白或漂白腈纶短纤机织帆布(纯腈纶布指按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上)

5512.21.00.60Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of acrylic staple fibers, other twill weave (containing ≥ 85% acrylic staple fibers, incl. satin weave)未漂白或漂白的腈纶短纤其他斜纹机织物(腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上,含缎纹机织物)Expired

Acrylic staple fibres, containing ≥ 85%, including satin woven fabrics腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上,含缎纹机织物

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: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 2.6%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 3.9%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5512210060999Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of acrylic staple fibers, other twill weave (containing ≥ 85% acrylic staple fibers, incl. satin weave)未漂白或漂白的腈纶短纤其他斜纹机织物(腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上,含缎纹机织物)

5512.21.00.70Unbleached or bleached Oxford fabric of acrylic staple fibres (containing 85% or more by weight of acrylic staple fibres)未漂白或漂白腈纶短纤牛津布(纯腈纶布指按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上)Expired

Pure acrylic fabrics, >=85% acrylic staple fibres by weight纯腈纶布指按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上

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: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 2.6%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 3.9%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5512210070999Unbleached or bleached Oxford fabric of acrylic staple fibres (containing 85% or more by weight of acrylic staple fibres)未漂白或漂白腈纶短纤牛津布(纯腈纶布指按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上)

5512.21.00.90Unbleached or bleached other woven fabrics of acrylic staple fibres (pure acrylic fabric means 85% or more by weight of acrylic staple fibres)未漂白或漂白腈纶短纤其他机织物(纯腈纶布指按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上)Expired

Pure acrylic fabrics, >=85% acrylic staple fibres by weight纯腈纶布指按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上

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: 0%
New Zealand: 0%
Peru: 0%
Costa Rica: 0%
Switzerland: 2.6%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 3.9%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5512210090999Unbleached or bleached other woven fabrics of acrylic staple fibres (pure acrylic fabric means 85% or more by weight of acrylic staple fibres)未漂白或漂白腈纶短纤其他机织物(纯腈纶布指按重量计腈纶短纤含量在85%及以上)

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

Previous5512 21 10Unbleached One level up5512 21Unbleached or bleached Next5512 29 10Dyed

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 import tariff by origin (Indian Trade Portal snapshot)Checked 29 Sep 2026
GST schedule headings and 8-digit IGST (archived)Checked 29 Sep 2026
HS code descriptions (archived file)Checked 29 Sep 2026
India's AIDC, Health Cess and Social Welfare Surcharge exemptions (11/2021, 08/2020, 11/2018-Customs)Checked 18 Oct 2026
India's preferential tariff schedules (CBIC notifications)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
RoDTEP export incentive rates (DGFT Appendix 4R and 4RE)Checked 18 Oct 2026
RoSCTL rebate for apparel and made-ups (Ministry of Textiles): periods and ratesChecked 19 Oct 2026
CBIC Compliance Information Portal (CIP)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.