Chapter 53 HSN codes: jute and other fibres

Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn. Every heading in chapter 53 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 53 and their GST

    HSNDescriptionGST
    5301Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)4 tariff items5%
    5302True hemp (cannabis sativa l), raw or processed but not spun, tow and waste of true hemp (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)2 tariff items5%
    5303Jute 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)4 tariff items0% or 5%
    5304Omitted4 tariff items18%
    5305Coconut, 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 these fibres (including yarn waste and garneted stock)15 tariff items0% or 5%
    5306Flax yarn4 tariff items5%
    5307Yarn of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading 53033 tariff items5%
    5308Yarn of other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn6 tariff items5%
    5309Woven fabrics of flax10 tariff items5%
    5310Woven fabrics of jute or of other textile bast fibres of heading 530215 tariff items5%
    5311Woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres; woven fabrics of paper yarn11 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 53 covers

    Chapter 53 of the tariff is "Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn". It has 11 four-digit headings and 78 eight-digit tariff items, such as 5301 (Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste), 5302 (True hemp (cannabis sativa l), raw or processed but not), 5303 (Jute and other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, true).

    GST rates in chapter 53

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 5%. By tariff item: 55 at 5%, 4 at 18%. For 19 of them the rate depends on how the goods are described or sold (for example the sale price, or whether they are pre-packaged and labelled), so the finder shows each option with its condition.

    Questions

    What is the GST rate for chapter 53 goods?

    Most of its tariff items are taxed at 5%. Of the 78 eight-digit codes in chapter 53, 55 at 5%, 4 at 18%; the rest depend on the description. Check the exact code in the table: some headings have more than one rate.

    What is HSN code 5301?

    Heading 5301 is "Flax, raw or processed but not spun; flax tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)". GST: 5%.

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