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

HS 5515 13 10Unbleached

Man-made staple fibres › Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres › Mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair

Customs duty: 20% or Rs. 75 per square meter whichever is higher; 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% or Rs. 75 per square meter whichever is higher	Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)	Nil	Assessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)	Exempt (11/2018-Customs, S.No. 1)	BCD + AIDC11/2018-Customs, S.No. 1
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–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	5%	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.
BCD on this line is '20% or Rs. 75 per square meter whichever is higher'. Only the 20% part is used here, so the real duty can be higher.
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).
SWS is exempt under S.No. 1 of 11/2018-Customs, as amended by 16/2026-Customs.
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
5515	Other woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres	—	—
551501	Containing 85% or more by weight of Synthetic Staple Fibre (Grey)	2.4%	Rs. 6 per Kg
551502	Containing 85% or more by weight of Synthetic Staple Fibre (Dyed)	2.4%	Rs. 13.6 per Kg
551503	Of blends containing synthetic staple fibre and wool (wool content of 25% or more by weight), grey	3%	Rs. 72.5 per Kg
551504	Of blends containing synthetic staple fibre and wool (wool content of 25% or more by weight), dyed	3%	Rs. 54.8 per Kg
551505	Of other blends containing synthetic staple fibre of less than 85% by weight, grey	2.1%	Rs. 8 per Kg
551506	Of other blends containing synthetic staple fibre of less than 85% by weight, dyed	2.1%	Rs. 15.7 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): 1.7% of the FOB value, capped at Rs. 8.2 per m2, until 31 Dec 2026.
RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 1% 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 5515 13, and China's below.

China: the same goods (5515 13)

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 5515 13. 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
5515.13.00.00	Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair主要或仅与羊毛或动物细毛混纺聚酯短纤其他机织物	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

5515.13.00Fabrics of polyester staple fibres < 85%, mixed mainly or solely with wool.

5515.13.00.00Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair主要或仅与羊毛或动物细毛混纺聚酯短纤其他机织物

Polyester staple fibres content < 85%聚酯短纤含量在85%以下

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.Ingredient content成分含量
6.Width幅宽
7.Grammage per square metre每平方米克重
8.Brand (Chinese or foreign names)品牌(中文或外文名称)
9.GTIN
10.CAS
11.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: 5.6%
Serbia: 0%
Hong Kong: 0%
Macao: 0%

RCEP rates

Australia: 5%
Brunei: 5%
Cambodia: 5%
South Korea: 5%
Laos: 5%
Malaysia: 5%
New Zealand: 6%
Singapore: 5%
Thailand: 5%
Vietnam: 5%
Japan: 5.5%
Indonesia: 5%
Philippines: 5%
Myanmar: 5%

CIQ codes

5515130000999Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair, containing < 85% by weight of polyester staple fibres主要或仅与羊毛或动物细毛混纺聚酯短纤其他机织物(聚酯短纤含量在85%以下)

5515.13.00.11Unbleached or bleached woven fabric of mixed polyester staple fibres and combed wool (containing >= 36% wool or fine animal hair, polyester staple fibre content < 85%)未漂白或漂白的聚酯短纤与精梳毛混纺布(含羊毛或动物细毛36%及以上,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下)Expired

Containing >= 36% wool or fine animal hair, polyester staple fibres < 85%含羊毛或动物细毛36%及以上,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下

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: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5515130011999Unbleached or bleached woven fabric of mixed polyester staple fibres and combed wool (containing >= 36% wool or fine animal hair, polyester staple fibre content < 85%)未漂白或漂白的聚酯短纤与精梳毛混纺布(含羊毛或动物细毛36%及以上,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下)

5515.13.00.12Unbleached or bleached woven fabric of mixed polyester staple fibres and carded wool (containing >= 36% wool or fine animal hair, polyester staple fibre content < 85%)未漂白或漂白的聚酯短纤与粗梳毛混纺布(含羊毛或动物细毛36%及以上,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下)Expired

Containing >= 36% wool or fine animal hair, polyester staple fibres < 85%含羊毛或动物细毛36%及以上,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下

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: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5515130012999Unbleached or bleached woven fabric of mixed polyester staple fibres and carded wool (containing >= 36% wool or fine animal hair, polyester staple fibre content < 85%)未漂白或漂白的聚酯短纤与粗梳毛混纺布(含羊毛或动物细毛36%及以上,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下)

5515.13.00.13Unbleached or bleached mixed fabrics of polyester staple fibres and combed wool (containing <36% wool or fine animal hair, polyester staple fibre content <85%)未漂白或漂白的聚酯短纤与精梳毛混纺布(含羊毛或动物细毛36%以下,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下)Expired

Containing <36% wool or fine animal hair, polyester staple <85%含羊毛或动物细毛36%以下,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下

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: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5515130013999Unbleached or bleached mixed fabrics of polyester staple fibres and combed wool (containing <36% wool or fine animal hair, polyester staple fibre content <85%)未漂白或漂白的聚酯短纤与精梳毛混纺布(含羊毛或动物细毛36%以下,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下)

5515.13.00.19Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers and carded wool, mixed (containing <36% by weight of wool or fine animal hair, and <85% by weight of polyester staple fibers)未漂白或漂白的聚酯短纤与粗梳毛混纺布(含羊毛或动物细毛<36%,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下)Expired

Containing wool or fine animal hair含羊毛或动物细毛

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: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5515130019999Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of polyester staple fibers and carded wool, mixed (containing <36% by weight of wool or fine animal hair, and <85% by weight of polyester staple fibers)未漂白或漂白的聚酯短纤与粗梳毛混纺布(含羊毛或动物细毛<36%,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下)

5515.13.00.21Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres mixed with combed wool (containing ≥36% wool or fine animal hair, and <85% polyester staple fibres)其他聚酯短纤与精梳毛混纺机织物(含羊毛或动物细毛36%及以上,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下)Expired

Containing >= 36% wool or fine animal hair, polyester staple fibres < 85%含羊毛或动物细毛36%及以上,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下

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: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5515130021999Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres mixed with combed wool (containing ≥36% wool or fine animal hair, and <85% polyester staple fibres)其他聚酯短纤与精梳毛混纺机织物(含羊毛或动物细毛36%及以上,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下)

5515.13.00.22Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres mixed with carded wool (containing ≥36% wool or fine animal hair, and <85% polyester staple fibres)其他聚酯短纤与粗梳毛混纺机织物(含羊毛或动物细毛36%及以上,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下)Expired

Containing >= 36% wool or fine animal hair, polyester staple fibres < 85%含羊毛或动物细毛36%及以上,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下

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: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5515130022999Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres mixed with carded wool (containing ≥36% wool or fine animal hair, and <85% polyester staple fibres)其他聚酯短纤与粗梳毛混纺机织物(含羊毛或动物细毛36%及以上,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下)

5515.13.00.23Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres mixed with combed wool (containing < 36% wool or fine animal hair, containing < 85% polyester staple fibres)其他聚酯短纤与精梳毛混纺机织物(含羊毛或动物细毛<36%,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下)Expired

Containing wool or fine animal hair含羊毛或动物细毛

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: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5515130023999Other woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres mixed with combed wool (containing < 36% wool or fine animal hair, containing < 85% polyester staple fibres)其他聚酯短纤与精梳毛混纺机织物(含羊毛或动物细毛<36%,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下)

5515.13.00.29Other polyester staple mixed with carded wool woven fabric (wool or fine animal hair <36%, polyester staple <85%)其他聚酯短纤与粗梳毛混纺机织物(含羊毛或动物细毛<36%,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下)Expired

Containing wool or fine animal hair含羊毛或动物细毛

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: 0%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5515130029999Other polyester staple mixed with carded wool woven fabric (wool or fine animal hair <36%, polyester staple <85%)其他聚酯短纤与粗梳毛混纺机织物(含羊毛或动物细毛<36%,聚酯短纤含量在85%以下)

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

Previous5515 12 90Other One level up5515 13Mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair Next5515 13 20Bleached

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

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