HSN 5205 — Cotton Yarn (Other Than Sewing Thread)

Description: COTTON YARN (OTHER THAN SEWING THREAD), CONTAINING 85% OR MORE BY WEIGHT OF COTTON, NOT PUT UP FOR RETAIL SALE

Indian GST rate: 18.0%

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Sub-codes

  • 520511 — MEASURING 714.29 DECITEX OR MORE (NOT EXCEEDING 14 METRIC NUMBER) :
  • 520512 — MEASURING LESS THAN 714.29 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 232.56 DECITEX (E
  • 520513 — MEASURING LESS THAN 232.56 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 192 .31 DECITEX (
  • 520514 — MEASURING LESS THAN 192.31 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 125 DECITEX (EXCE
  • 520515 — MEASURING LESS THAN 125 DECITEX (EXCEEDING 80 METRIC NUMBER) :
  • 520521 — MEASURING 714.29 DECITEX OR MORE (NOT EXCEEDING 14 METRIC NUMBER) :
  • 520522 — MEASURING LESS THAN 714.29 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 232.56 DECITEX (E
  • 520523 — MEASURING LESS THAN 232.56 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 192.31 DECITEX (E
  • 520524 — MEASURING LESS THAN 192.31 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 125 DECITEX (EXCE
  • 520526 — MEASURING LESS THAN 125 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 106.38 DECITEX (EXCE
  • 520527 — Measuring less than 106.38 decitex but not less than 83.33 decitex (ex
  • 520528 — MEASURING LESS THAN 83.33 DECITEX (EXCEEDING 120 METRIC NUMBER) :
  • 520531 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN 714.29 DECITEX OR MORE (NOT EXCEEDING 14 MET
  • 520532 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 714.29 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 2
  • 520533 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 232.56 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 1
  • 520534 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 192.31 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 1
  • 520535 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 125 DECITEX (EXCEEDING 80 METRIC N
  • 520541 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN 714.29 DECITEX OR MORE (NOT EXCEEDING 14 MET
  • 520542 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 714.29 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 2
  • 520543 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 232.56 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 1
  • 520544 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 192.31 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 1
  • 520546 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 125 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 106.
  • 520547 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 106.38 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 8
  • 520548 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 83.33 DECITEX (EXCEEDING 120 METRI

Related codes in this heading

  • 520511 — MEASURING 714.29 DECITEX OR MORE (NOT EXCEEDING 14 METRIC NUMBER) :
  • 520512 — MEASURING LESS THAN 714.29 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 232.56 DECITEX (E
  • 520513 — MEASURING LESS THAN 232.56 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 192 .31 DECITEX (
  • 520514 — MEASURING LESS THAN 192.31 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 125 DECITEX (EXCE
  • 520515 — MEASURING LESS THAN 125 DECITEX (EXCEEDING 80 METRIC NUMBER) :
  • 520521 — MEASURING 714.29 DECITEX OR MORE (NOT EXCEEDING 14 METRIC NUMBER) :
  • 520522 — MEASURING LESS THAN 714.29 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 232.56 DECITEX (E
  • 520523 — MEASURING LESS THAN 232.56 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 192.31 DECITEX (E
  • 520524 — MEASURING LESS THAN 192.31 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 125 DECITEX (EXCE
  • 520526 — MEASURING LESS THAN 125 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 106.38 DECITEX (EXCE
  • 520527 — Measuring less than 106.38 decitex but not less than 83.33 decitex (ex
  • 520528 — MEASURING LESS THAN 83.33 DECITEX (EXCEEDING 120 METRIC NUMBER) :
  • 520531 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN 714.29 DECITEX OR MORE (NOT EXCEEDING 14 MET
  • 520532 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 714.29 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 2
  • 520533 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 232.56 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 1
  • 520534 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 192.31 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 1
  • 520535 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 125 DECITEX (EXCEEDING 80 METRIC N
  • 520541 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN 714.29 DECITEX OR MORE (NOT EXCEEDING 14 MET
  • 520542 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 714.29 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 2
  • 520543 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 232.56 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 1
  • 520544 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 192.31 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 1
  • 520546 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 125 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 106.
  • 520547 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 106.38 DECITEX BUT NOT LESS THAN 8
  • 520548 — MEASURING PER SINGLE YARN LESS THAN 83.33 DECITEX (EXCEEDING 120 METRI
India import policy (DGFT ITC-HS)

Status: not in our table

DGFT's ITC-HS is the authority for 'Freely importable / Restricted / Prohibited / Canalised / STE'. Missing from our table is not the same as 'Free' — check DGFT before a filing.

Source: DGFT ITC-HS schedule (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.762611

Export incentive (RoDTEP / RoSCTL)

No recorded benefit for this HS code in our table. Many codes carry none at all — verify against DGFT's notification before quoting a benefit, because rates change annually.

Source: DGFT RoDTEP/RoSCTL notifications (free, published) · Last reviewed: 2026-10-20T22:15:09.764860

EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) - decision support only

no CBAM-relevant chapter by heading — still verify code-level CN scope

EU CBAM transitional reporting applied from 1 Oct 2023; the definitive carbon levy phase begins 1 Jan 2026 (subject to ongoing legislative changes).

Source: EU Regulation (EU) 2023/956 (CBAM), Annex I (sector list) . reviewed 2026-10-16; CBAM is applied at CN-code level - verify the exact code.

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