Chapter 53
Headings in HSN Chapter 53
The GST column shows the rate or rates at which Notification 9/2025-Central Tax (Rate) names the heading; a heading named nowhere takes the residual 18%. The duty column is the basic customs duty in the Customs Tariff.
| Heading | Description | GST rate | Basic customs duty | Codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5301 | Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | 5% | Free | 4 |
| 5302 | True hemp (cannabis sativa l), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | 5% | 30% | 2 |
| 5303 | Jute and other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie), raw or processed but not spun; tow and waste of these fibres (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) | 5% | 5% / 10% | 4 |
| 5305 | Coconut, abaca (manila hemp or musa textiles nee), ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, not elsewhere specified or included, raw or processed but not spun; tow, noils and waste of… | 5% | 10% | 5 |
| 5306 | Flax yarn | 5% | 10% | 4 |
| 5307 | Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading 5303 | 5% | 10% | 3 |
| 5308 | Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn | 5% | 10% | 6 |
| 5309 | Woven fabrics of flax | 5% | 10% | 10 |
| 5310 | Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading 5303 | 5% | 10% / 20% | 15 |
| 5311 | Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn | 5% | 10% | 11 |
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Where a heading shows more than one rate, the rate depends on the description of the goods. Open the heading to read the entries.
Official documents behind this page
- 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.
- 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.
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.