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

HS 5516 31Unbleached or bleached

Man-made staple fibres › Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres

Customs duty: 10% to 20%; 2 tariff items
GST now: 5%
Import policy: Free
Export policy: Free
Unit: m²
Duty in China: 8%; On Indian goods

Search codes Duty abroadRates as on 19 Oct 2026

Codes under this subheading

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
5516 31 10	Unbleached	20%	5%	m²
5516 31 20	Bleached	10%	5%	m²

Importing into India

Duty is set on each 8-digit tariff item: open one of the codes above. Basic customs duty across its 2 tariff items: 10% to 20%. 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: 2 tariff items

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
5516	Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres	—	—
551601	Containing 85% or more by weight of Artificial Staple Fibre (Grey)	2%	Rs. 4.6 per Kg
551602	Containing 85% or more by weight of Artificial Staple Fibre (Dyed)	2.3%	Rs. 15.7 per Kg
551603	Containing less than 85% by weight of Artificial Staple Fibre (Grey)	2%	Rs. 12.8 per Kg
551604	Containing less than 85% by weight of Artificial Staple Fibre (Dyed)	2.3%	Rs. 50.6 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 policy (DGFT ITC(HS) Schedule 2) of its tariff items

Free: 2 tariff items

What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 5516 31, and China's below.

China: the same goods (5516 31)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force and 4 expired under 5516 31. 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
5516.31.00.00	Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, unbleached or bleached未漂白或漂白人纤短纤机织物	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

5516.31.00Unbleached or bleached fabrics of artificial staple fibers <85% mixed with wool

5516.31.00.00Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, unbleached or bleached未漂白或漂白人纤短纤机织物

Artificial staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair按重量计人造纤维短纤含量在85%以下,主要或仅与羊毛或动物细毛混纺

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

CIQ codes

5516310000999Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of man-made staple fibres (containing < 85% by weight of man-made staple fibres, mixed mainly or solely with wool or fine animal hair)未漂白或漂白人纤短纤机织物(按重量计人造纤维短纤含量在85%以下,主要或仅与羊毛或动物细毛混纺)

5516.31.00.11Unbleached or bleached mixed fabrics of artificial staple fibres and combed wool (artificial staple fibre content < 85%, wool or fine animal hair ≥ 36%)未漂白或漂白人纤短纤与精梳毛混纺布(人造纤维短纤含量<85%,羊毛或动物细毛36%及以上)Expired

Man-made staple fibre content人造纤维短纤含量

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: 2.4%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5516310011999Unbleached or bleached mixed fabrics of artificial staple fibres and combed wool (artificial staple fibre content < 85%, wool or fine animal hair ≥ 36%)未漂白或漂白人纤短纤与精梳毛混纺布(人造纤维短纤含量<85%,羊毛或动物细毛36%及以上)

5516.31.00.19Unbleached or bleached mixed fabrics of artificial staple fibres and carded wool (artificial staple fibre content < 85%, wool or fine animal hair ≥ 36%)未漂白或漂白人纤短纤与粗梳毛混纺布(人造纤维短纤含量<85%,羊毛或动物细毛36%及以上)Expired

Man-made staple fibre content人造纤维短纤含量

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: 2.4%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5516310019999Unbleached or bleached mixed fabrics of artificial staple fibres and carded wool (artificial staple fibre content < 85%, wool or fine animal hair ≥ 36%)未漂白或漂白人纤短纤与粗梳毛混纺布(人造纤维短纤含量<85%,羊毛或动物细毛36%及以上)

5516.31.00.21Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres mixed with combed wool (containing <85% artificial staple fibres, <36% wool or fine animal hair)未漂白或漂白人纤短纤与精梳毛混纺布(人造纤维短纤含量<85%,羊毛或动物细毛<36%)Expired

Man-made staple fibre content人造纤维短纤含量

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: 2.4%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5516310021999Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres mixed with combed wool (containing <85% artificial staple fibres, <36% wool or fine animal hair)未漂白或漂白人纤短纤与精梳毛混纺布(人造纤维短纤含量<85%,羊毛或动物细毛<36%)

5516.31.00.29Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres mixed with carded wool (containing <85% artificial staple fibres, <36% wool or fine animal hair)未漂白或漂白人纤短纤与粗梳毛混纺布(人造纤维短纤含量<85%,羊毛或动物细毛<36%)Expired

Man-made staple fibre content人造纤维短纤含量

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: 2.4%
Iceland: 0%
Australia: 0%
South Korea: 0%
Georgia: 0%
Mauritius: 0%

CIQ codes

5516310029999Unbleached or bleached woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres mixed with carded wool (containing <85% artificial staple fibres, <36% wool or fine animal hair)未漂白或漂白人纤短纤与粗梳毛混纺布(人造纤维短纤含量<85%,羊毛或动物细毛<36%)

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

Previous5516 21Unbleached or bleached One level up5516Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres Next5516 41Unbleached or bleached

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.