HSN 56 — Wadding, Felt And Nonwovens

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

Indian GST rate: 18.0%

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Exports from India are zero-rated for GST and carry no export duty (except a small notified list). Pick the destination to estimate its import duty & VAT.

Sub-codes

  • 5601 — WADDING OF TEXTILE MATERIALS AND ARTICLES THEREOF, TEXTILE FIBRES, NOT
  • 5602 — FELT, WHETHER OR NOT IMPREGNATED, COATED, COVERED OR LAMINATED
  • 5603 — NONWOVENS, WHETHER OR NOT IMPREGNATED, COATED, COVERED OR LAMINATED
  • 5604 — RUBBER THREAD AND CORD, TEXTILE COVERED; TEXTILE YARN, AND STRIP AND T
  • 5605 — METALLISED YARN, WHETHER OR NOT GIMPED, BEING TEXTILE YARN, OR STRIP O
  • 5606 — GIMPED YARN, AND STRIP AND THE LIKE OF HEADING 5404 OR 5405, GIMPED (O
  • 5607 — TWINE, CORDAGE, ROPES AND CABLES, WHETHER OR NOT PLAITED OR BRAIDED AN
  • 5608 — KNOTTED NETTING OF TWINE, CORDAGE OR ROPE, MADE UP FISHING NETS AND OT
  • 5609 — ARTICLES OF YARN, STRIP OR THE LIKE OF HEADING 5404 OR 5405, TWINE, CO
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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