Subheading · Chapter 59 · Section XI, Textiles and textile articles
HS 5901 10Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like
Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use › Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like, tracing cloth, prepared painting canvas, buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat foundations
- Customs duty
- 10%
- 3 tariff items
- GST now
- 5%
- Import policy
- Free
- Export policy
- Free
- Unit
- m²
- Duty in China
- 8%
- On Indian goods
Codes under this subheading
3 codes. Duty and GST are set on the 8-digit tariff items; open the one that describes your goods.
| Code | Description | Customs duty | GST now | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5901 10 10 | Of cotton | 10% | 5% | m² |
| 5901 10 20 | Prepared painting canvas | 10% | 5% | m² |
| 5901 10 90 | Other | 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 3 tariff items: 10%. 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: 3 tariff items
GST
IGST on imports is the GST rate. Rates changed on 22 September 2025.
- Now 5%.
- Until 21 September 2025 12%.
- Change: Down.
The rules that set it now
| Notification | Goods | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate)Schedule I, S.No. 376 | Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat foundations | 5% |
History
| Period | Rate | Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Until 21 Sep 2025 | 12% | 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)
| Drawback item | Goods | Rate | Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5901 | Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like; tracing cloth; prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat foundations | — | — |
| 590101 | Of mmf | 2.8% | Rs. 21.8 per Kg |
| 590199 | Of Cotton or others | 2% | Rs. 24 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: 3 tariff items
What buyers pay abroad: import duty in the US, UK, EU and Australia for 5901 10, and China's below.
China: the same goods (5901 10)
China shares the first 6 digits with India and splits them into 10-digit codes of its own: 6 in force under 5901 10. Exporters see what China charges Indian goods; importers see the rebate and licences their Chinese supplier deals with.
| China code | Goods | Duty on Indian goods | MFN | Import VAT | Export rebate | Licences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5901.10.10.10 | Cotton fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances胶或淀粉涂布的棉纺织物 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 5901.10.10.90 | Flax and other cotton fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances胶或淀粉涂布的麻及其他棉纺织 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 5901.10.20.10 | Polyester-cotton staple fibre mixed fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances胶或淀粉涂布的涤棉短纤混纺织品 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 5901.10.20.90 | Other man-made fibre fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances胶或淀粉涂布的其他化纤纺织物 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 5901.10.90.10 | Combed wool fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances用胶或淀粉涂布的精梳毛纺织物 | 8%MFN rate (no APTA concession on this line) | 8% | 13% | 13% | None |
| 5901.10.90.90 | Other textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances用胶或淀粉涂布的其他纺织物 | 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
5901.10.10Cotton or flax fabrics, gummed or amylaceous, for book covers etc.
5901.10.10.10Cotton fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances胶或淀粉涂布的棉纺织物
Cotton fabrics, bleached, dyed or printed, weighing >= 50%, for book covers作书籍封面,棉织物重≥50%,经漂染印花
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 8%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 80%
- 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用途
- 3.Material processed处理材质
- 4.Ingredient content成分含量
- 5.Processing (coating, impregnating, laminating)处理工艺(涂布、浸渍、层压)
- 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
- 5.6%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 5%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 5.5%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 5901101010101Cotton textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances (for book covers, cotton fabric >=50% by weight, bleached, dyed or printed) (cotton blend printed fabric)胶或淀粉涂布的棉纺织物(作书籍封面,棉织物重≥50%,经漂染印花)(棉混纺印花布)
- 5901101010999Cotton textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances (for book covers, cotton fabric weight ≥ 50%, bleached, dyed or printed) (other)胶或淀粉涂布的棉纺织物(作书籍封面,棉织物重≥50%,经漂染印花)(其他)
5901.10.10.90Flax and other cotton fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances胶或淀粉涂布的麻及其他棉纺织
For book covers and similar uses作书籍封面及类似用途的
- Unit
- kg
- MFN import duty
- 8%
- Provisional import duty
- None
- General import duty
- 80%
- 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用途
- 3.Material processed处理材质
- 4.Ingredient content成分含量
- 5.Processing (coating, impregnating, laminating)处理工艺(涂布、浸渍、层压)
- 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
- 5.6%
- Serbia
- 0%
- Hong Kong
- 0%
- Macao
- 0%
RCEP rates
- Australia
- 0%
- Brunei
- 0%
- Cambodia
- 0%
- South Korea
- 5%
- Laos
- 0%
- Malaysia
- 0%
- New Zealand
- 0%
- Singapore
- 0%
- Thailand
- 0%
- Vietnam
- 0%
- Japan
- 5.5%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 5901101090999Flax and other cotton textile fabrics, coated with gum or amylaceous substances (for book covers and similar uses)胶或淀粉涂布的麻及其他棉纺织(作书籍封面及类似用途的)
5901.10.20Textile fabrics of man-made fibres, gummed or amylaceous, for book covers etc.
5901.10.20.10Polyester-cotton staple fibre mixed fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances胶或淀粉涂布的涤棉短纤混纺织品
For book covers and similar uses, bleached, dyed or printed fabrics of polyester staple fibres mixed with cotton, weighing > 50%书籍封面及类似用途,聚酯短纤棉混纺漂染织物重>50%
- Unit
- 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.Use用途
- 3.Material processed处理材质
- 4.Ingredient content成分含量
- 5.Processing (coating, impregnating, laminating)处理工艺(涂布、浸渍、层压)
- 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
- 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
- 5901102010999Polyester/cotton staple fibre blended fabrics, coated with gum or starch (for book covers and similar uses, bleached/dyed polyester staple/cotton blended fabric weight > 50%)胶或淀粉涂布的涤棉短纤混纺织品(书籍封面及类似用途,聚酯短纤棉混纺漂染织物重>50%)
5901.10.20.90Other man-made fibre fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances胶或淀粉涂布的其他化纤纺织物
For book covers and similar uses作书籍封面及类似用途的
- Unit
- 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.Use用途
- 3.Material processed处理材质
- 4.Ingredient content成分含量
- 5.Processing (coating, impregnating, laminating)处理工艺(涂布、浸渍、层压)
- 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
- 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
- 5901102090999Other textile fabrics of man-made fibres, coated with gum or amylaceous substances (for book covers and similar uses)胶或淀粉涂布的其他化纤纺织物(作书籍封面及类似用途的)
5901.10.90Textile fabrics of other fibres, coated with gum or amylaceous substances, for book covers etc.
5901.10.90.10Combed wool fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances用胶或淀粉涂布的精梳毛纺织物
For book covers and similar uses, woven fabrics of combed wool or fine animal hair, weighing ≥ 50%书籍封面及类似用途,精梳羊毛或动物细毛织物重≥50%
- 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用途
- 3.Material processed处理材质
- 4.Ingredient content成分含量
- 5.Processing (coating, impregnating, laminating)处理工艺(涂布、浸渍、层压)
- 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
- 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
- 5.5%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 5901109010999Combed wool fabrics coated with gum or starch (for book covers and similar uses, combed sheep's or fine animal hair fabric weight ≥50%)用胶或淀粉涂布的精梳毛纺织物(书籍封面及类似用途,精梳羊毛或动物细毛织物重≥50%)
5901.10.90.90Other textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances用胶或淀粉涂布的其他纺织物
For book covers and similar uses作书籍封面及类似用途的
- 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用途
- 3.Material processed处理材质
- 4.Ingredient content成分含量
- 5.Processing (coating, impregnating, laminating)处理工艺(涂布、浸渍、层压)
- 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
- 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
- 5.5%
- Indonesia
- 0%
- Philippines
- 0%
- Myanmar
- 0%
CIQ codes
- 5901109090999Other textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances (for book covers and similar uses)用胶或淀粉涂布的其他纺织物(作书籍封面及类似用途的)
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
Previous5811 00Quilted textile products in the piece, composed of one or more layers of textile materialsassembled with padding by stitching or otherwise, other than embroidery of heading 5810One level up5901Textile fabrics coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like, tracing cloth, prepared painting canvas, buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics of a kind used for hat foundationsNext5901 90Other
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
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