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HSN Code 55131120: Bleached

HSN 5513 11 20 is bleached, a tariff item of heading 5513 (woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or…). GST: 5%. Basic customs duty: 20%. Export policy: Free; RoDTEP 2.3% of FOB value.

Checked against the official files on 2 October 2026Heading 5513Chapter 55 · Man-made staple fibres
GST rate5%

Total rate: half central tax, half State tax; IGST across States and on import.

Notfn 9/2025-CT (Rate) · Sch. I · S. No. 348
Basic customs duty20%

Standard rate, unit m2.

Customs Tariff · First Schedule · Ch. 55
Export policyFree

No export authorisation needed.

ITC(HS) 2022 · Schedule 2
RoDTEP2.3%

Of FOB value, exports from the domestic tariff area; cap ₹2 per m2. AA, SEZ and EOU exports: 1.4%. Up to 31 December 2026.

Appendix 4R · w.e.f. 10 Oct 2024
Classification

Where HSN 5513 11 20 Sits

Use the eight-digit code on the bill of entry, the shipping bill and, where your turnover requires it, on the GST invoice. The first four digits are the heading; the last four narrow it to this line.

Chapter
55 · Man-made staple fibres
Heading
5513 · Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not exceeding 170 g/m2
Group
Of polyester staple fibres, plain weave
Tariff item
5513 11 20 · Bleached
Unit
m2
GST

GST Rate on HSN 5513 11 20

GST on goods is fixed by the entries of Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), in force from 22 September 2025 and amended up to 30 April 2026. The entries below are the ones that reach this code. Match the goods to the description in the entry before you invoice.

GST rateEntryCodes namedGoods covered by the entry
5%Schedule I, S. No. 3485512 to 5516Woven fabrics of manmade staple fibres
18%Schedule II, S. No. 639Any ChapterGoods which are not specified in Schedule I, III, IV, V, VI or VII (residual entry)

Goods that fall under no specific entry take the residual entry, unless they are exempt under the exemption notification issued with the rate notification.

Import

Customs Duty on HSN 5513 11 20

An import pays basic customs duty at the tariff rate, social welfare surcharge at 10% of that duty (unless exempted for the goods), and IGST at the GST rate on the value plus both duties.

Basic customs duty at
Social welfare surcharge, 10% of the duty
IGST at on value plus both
Total duty and tax
As a share of the value

Standard rates only: no exemption notification, anti-dumping or safeguard duty, or trade-agreement rate is applied, and the surcharge is taken at 10% although some goods are exempted from it. A registered importer takes credit of the IGST.

Export

Export Policy and RoDTEP for HSN 5513 11 20

Schedule 2 of ITC(HS) 2022 marks this tariff item Free. Appendix 4R gives RoDTEP at 2.3% of FOB value for exports from the domestic tariff area and 1.4% for Advance Authorisation, SEZ and EOU exports. The scheme continues up to 31 December 2026.

  1. Current RoDTEP schedule takes effectAppendix 4R and 4RE notified by Notification 32/2024-25.
  2. All rates and caps limited to 50%Notification 60/2025-26, with immediate effect.
  3. Full rates restoredNotification 66/2025-26 and its corrigendum: the rates of 22 February 2026 apply again from 23 March.
  4. Scheme continued to 30 September 2026Notification 74/2025-26, rates unchanged.
  5. Scheme continued to 31 December 2026Notification 41/2026-27: rates and caps as on 30 September 2026 continue.
Same heading

Other Codes Under HSN 5513

Tariff itemDescriptionBasic customs duty
5513 11 10UnbleachedOf polyester staple fibres, plain weave20%
5513 11 20BleachedOf polyester staple fibres, plain weave20%
5513 12 10Unbleached3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres20%
5513 12 20Bleached3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill, of polyester staple fibres20%
5513 13 10UnbleachedOther woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres20%
5513 13 20BleachedOther woven fabrics of polyester staple fibres20%
5513 19 10UnbleachedOther woven fabrics20%
5513 19 20BleachedOther woven fabrics20%
5513 21 00Of polyester staple fibres,See tariff
5513 23 00Other woven fabrics ofSee tariff
5513 29 00Other woven fabrics20% or Rs.185 per kg., whichever is higher
5513 31 00Of polyester staple fibres,See tariff
5513 39 00Other woven fabricsSee tariff
5513 41 00Of polyester staple fibres,See tariff
5513 49 00Other woven fabrics20% or Rs. 185 per kg., whichever is higher
Not shown on this page
  • The item-wise import policy (Free, Restricted or Prohibited) of ITC(HS) Schedule 1.
  • Exemption notifications, anti-dumping and safeguard duties, and preferential rates under trade agreements. The duty shown is the tariff rate.
  • The GST exemption notification. Goods exempt under it pay no GST even if a rate entry names the code.

Official documents behind this page

  1. Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate), 17 September 2025GST rate Schedules I to VI, in force from 22 September 2025, as amended by Notification No. 19/2025-Central Tax (Rate) of 31 December 2025 (Schedule VII omitted from 1 February 2026) and No. 01/2026 of 30 April 2026.
  2. Customs Tariff, First ScheduleCBIC Customs Tariff as on 30 June 2024, with the First Schedule amendments of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 2024, the Finance Act, 2025 and the Finance Act, 2026 applied.
  3. ITC(HS) 2022, Schedule 2, Export PolicyDGFT: the export policy and policy condition of each tariff item.
  4. Appendix 4R and Appendix 4RE, RoDTEP ScheduleDGFT, with effect from 10 October 2024 (Notification No. 32/2024-25); the 2026 changes are in Notifications 60, 66 and 74 of 2025-26 and 41 of 2026-27.

Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position or speak to our CA team before you act on it.

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Questions, answered

Short, direct answers to the 4 questions readers ask most on this topic.

HSN 5513 11 20 is the tariff item for bleached, under heading 5513 (Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or…) of Chapter 55.

The entries of Notification No. 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) that reach this code give 5%. The rate depends on the description in the entry.

The basic customs duty in the Customs Tariff is 20%. Social welfare surcharge at 10% of the duty and IGST at the GST rate are added. An exemption notification or a trade agreement can reduce the duty actually payable.

Yes. Appendix 4R lists the code at 2.3% of FOB value, capped at ₹2 per m2. The scheme continues up to 31 December 2026.