Chapter 52 HSN codes: cotton

Cotton. Every heading in chapter 52 with its GST rate; search any 8-digit code below.

Rates checked · from the official GST notifications

    Rates from the CBIC notifications (9/2025, 10/2025 and 19/2025 for goods; 11/2017 as amended by 15/2025 for services), checked October 2026. Calculate GST

    Headings in chapter 52 and their GST

    HSNDescriptionGST
    5201Cotton, not carded or combed12 tariff items5%
    5202Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)3 tariff items5%
    5203Cotton, carded or combed1 tariff item5%
    5204Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale11 tariff items5%
    5205Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale83 tariff items5%
    5206Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale20 tariff items5%
    5207Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread) put up for retail sale2 tariff items5%
    5208Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/115 tariff items5%
    5209Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more 2 than 200 g/76 tariff items5%
    5210Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing not more than 200 g/m62 tariff items5%
    5211Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200 g/71 tariff items5%
    5212Other woven fabrics of cotton10 tariff items5%

    Where a heading shows two rates, its codes or its goods differ: tap the heading to see each 8-digit code and the condition for each rate.

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    What chapter 52 covers

    Chapter 52 of the tariff is "Cotton". It has 12 four-digit headings and 466 eight-digit tariff items, such as 5201 (Cotton, not carded or combed), 5202 (Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)), 5203 (Cotton, carded or combed).

    GST rates in chapter 52

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 5%. By tariff item: 466 at 5%.

    Questions

    What is the GST rate for chapter 52 goods?

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 5%. Of the 466 eight-digit codes in chapter 52, 466 at 5%. Check the exact code in the table: some headings have more than one rate.

    What is HSN code 5201?

    Heading 5201 is "Cotton, not carded or combed". GST: 5%.

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