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Tariff item · Chapter 56 · Section XI, Textiles and textile articles

HS 5608 90 20Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope, made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials: of jute

Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns; twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof

Customs duty
10%
Tariff rate
GST now
5%
Import policy
Free
Export policy
Free
Unit
kg
Duty in China
8%
On Indian goods
Landed costSearch codesDuty 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
DutyRateCharged on
Basic customs duty (BCD), MFN rate10%Assessable value
Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC)NilAssessable value11/2021-Customs, S.No. 17
Social Welfare Surcharge (SWS)10% of BCD, AIDC and Health CessBCD + AIDC
Integrated GST (IGST)5%Assessable value + BCD + AIDC + SWS

Lower duty under trade agreements

Lower customs duty under India's trade agreements
AgreementCustoms dutyGoods from
ASEAN–India FTA0%Brunei, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
Duty-free tariff preference for LDCs0%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-Customs0%Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
India–Japan CEPA0%Japan
India–Korea CEPA0%South Korea
India–Malaysia CECA0%Malaysia
India–Oman CEPA20/2026-Customs0%Oman
India–UAE CEPA0%United Arab Emirates
India–UK CETA29/2026-Customs0%United Kingdom
SAFTA0%Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
India–Australia ECTA4.3%Australia
SAFTA5%Sri Lanka
SAPTA5%Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal
India–Sri Lanka FTA7.5%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

"*Twine,cordage,rope etc of jute imports from bangladesh shall not be allowed from any land port on india-bangladesh border. however it is allowed only through nhava sheva seaport.the restrictions at sub-para 2 shall not apply to bangladesh exports to nepal/bhutan transiting through india.however re-export of the aforesaid bangladesh goods to india from nepal/bhutan shall not be allowed.refer new sub-para 2 below para 19 (1) to general notes regarding import policy vide DGFT NOTF 21/25-26 DT 27-06-25, 07/25-26 DT 17-5-25 and 24/2025-26 DT 11-08-25**jute and jute products are allowed subject to registration with jute commissioner. import of used jute bags is not allowed. refer jute import order dated 23-09-2019, o/o jute commissioner, min of textiles.* Import of textile and textile articles requires PSIC from accredited lab of exporting country/ valid test report of TC or CSRTI to ensure absence of prohibited hazardous dyes. 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*is 14715 (part 1): 2016 applicable on jute geotextiles.is 14715 (part 2): 2016 applicable on jute refer so 1706(e) dt.10.4.23 as amended.* BIS 16513:2016 Is applicable on insect nets, BIS 17356:2020 is apllicable on windshield nets, BIS 17357:2020 is applicable on harvest nets, BIS 17358 (part-1):2020 is applicable on fencing nets (extruded polymer), BIS 17358 (part-2):2020 is applicable on fencing nets (mono filament and tape yarn), BIS 17513:2020 is applicable on plant support nets under the agro textiles (quality control) order, 2023 wef 01-07-2024 ref so 4248(e) DT 27-09-23 and amendment vide so 1579(e) DT 28-03-2024.*goods or article shall conform to the corresponding indian standard and shall bear the standard mark under a licence from the bureau in accordance with scheme-i of schedule-ii to the BIS (conformity assessment) regulations, 2018.*is 1084:2005 appl on textiles manila ropes. is 11066:2022 appl on fibre ropes polyester (3-4-8-12-) strand ropes. is 14928:2001 appl on textiles composite synthetic fibre rope. is 14929:2022 appl on textiles mixed polyolefin fibre ropes. is 1804:2004 appl on steel wire ropes-fibre main cores. is 4572:2022 appl on fibre ropes-polyamide (3-4-8-12-) strand ropes. is 5175:2022 appl on fibre ropes-polypropylene split film, monofilament and multifilament(pp2) and polypropylene high-tenacity multifilament{(pp3)(3-4-8-12-)}strand ropes.is 8674:2013 appl on fibre ropes-polyethylene (3-4-) strand ropes.is 17609:2021 appl on fibre ropes of polyester/polyolefin dual fibres.it shall come into force from 01-04-2025.provided that for small and micro enterprises (for domestic production only), as defined under the micro, small and medium enterprises development act, 2006 (27 of 2006) it shall come into force on 1st july 2025.goods or articles shall conform to the corresponding indian standard and shall bear the standard mark under a licence from the bureau as per scheme i of schedule ii of the BIS (ca) regulations 2018 under the ropes and cordages QCO 2024 (S.O. 4327(e) DT 03-10-2024)"

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
NotificationGoodsRate
9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 356Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials5%

History

GST rate history
PeriodRateNotification
Until 21 Sep 20255%1/2017-Central Tax (Rate)
From 22 Sep 20255%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 itemGoodsRateCap
5608Knotted netting of twine, cordage or rope; made up fishing nets and other made up nets, of textile materials——
560801Made up fishing nets of nylon3%Rs. 18.8 per Kg
560802Made up fishing nets of other man- made textile material3.2%Rs. 24 per Kg
560803Others of man-made textile material2.5%Rs. 25.5 per Kg
560804Others of plastic materials1.5%—
560899Others1.2%—

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): 0.9% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.
  • RoDTEP, Appendix 4RE (exports under Advance Authorisation, EOU or SEZ): 0.5% of the FOB value, until 31 Dec 2026.

Clearance by other agencies

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

*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 5608 90, and China's below.

China: the same goods (5608 90)

China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 1 in force and 5 expired under 5608 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 codeGoodsDuty on Indian goodsMFNImport VATExport rebateLicences
5608.90.00.00Fishing nets, other nets and netting of other textile fibres其他纺织纤维制成的渔网、其他网及网料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

5608.90.00Netting, fishing nets and other nets, made of other textile materials

5608.90.00.00Fishing nets, other nets and netting of other textile fibres其他纺织纤维制成的渔网、其他网及网料

Excluding nets and basket-shaped nets罗网及篓状网除外

Unit
kg
MFN import duty
8%
Provisional import duty
None
General import duty
100%
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.Use (fishing nets, shopping nets, etc.)用途(渔网、购物网等)
  • 3.fiber composition纤维成分
  • 4.GTIN
  • 5.CAS
  • 6.Other其他
China's agreement rates
ASEAN
0%
Chile
0%
Pakistan
1.5%
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
5.6%
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
5.5%
Indonesia
0%
Philippines
0%
Myanmar
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5608900000999Other fishing nets, other nets and netting of other textile materials (excluding cast nets and landing nets)其他纺织纤维制成的渔网、其他网及网料(罗网及篓状网除外)
5608.90.00.11Fishing nets of wool or cotton毛、棉制的渔网Expired
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
4%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5608900011999Fishing nets of wool or cotton毛、棉制的渔网
5608.90.00.19Other fishing nets of textile fibres其他纺织纤维制的渔网Expired
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
4%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5608900019999Other fishing nets of textile fibres其他纺织纤维制的渔网
5608.90.00.91Other nets & netting of cotton (excluding hammocks, gill nets & trammel nets)棉制的其他网及网料(吊床,罗网及篓状网除外 )Expired

Excluding hammocks, nets and net bags吊床,罗网及篓状网除外

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
4%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5608900091999Other nets and netting of cotton (excluding hammocks, landing nets and basket-shaped nets)棉制的其他网及网料(吊床,罗网及篓状网除外)
5608.90.00.92Other nets & netting of wool (excl. cotton net hammocks, seine nets & basket-like nets)毛制的其他网及网料(包括棉制的网式吊床,罗网及篓状网除外 )Expired

Including cotton net hammocks, excluding nets and basket-like nets包括棉制的网式吊床,罗网及篓状网除外

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
4%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5608900092999Other nets and netting of wool (including net hammocks of cotton, excluding cast nets and landing nets)毛制的其他网及网料(包括棉制的网式吊床,罗网及篓状网除外)
5608.90.00.99Other nets and netting of other textile fibres (excluding gill nets and trammel nets)其他纺织纤维制成的其他网及网料(罗网及篓状网除外 )Expired

Excluding nets and basket-shaped nets罗网及篓状网除外

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
4%
New Zealand
0%
Peru
0%
Costa Rica
0%
Switzerland
0%
Iceland
0%
Australia
0%
South Korea
0%
Georgia
0%
Mauritius
0%
CIQ codes
  • 5608900099999Other nets and netting of other textile fibres (excluding gill nets and trammel nets)其他纺织纤维制成的其他网及网料(罗网及篓状网除外)

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

Sources

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.