Silk
Chapter 50 of the Harmonised System covers Silk — 7 four-digit headings spanning silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling to woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste that customs authorities worldwide use to classify these goods and set duty.
- India exports 2024
- $153.9M
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
Chapter 50 covers silk — a heritage Indian fibre. India is the world's second-largest silk producer, supplying raw mulberry, tasar, eri and muga silk and woven silk fabric from clusters in Karnataka, Assam and the south. Subheadings follow the production chain from cocoons and raw silk through yarn to woven silk fabric.
How to read this code
50 is the two-digit HS chapter for silk. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many textiles & textile articles lines — check our import guides for your market.
Headings under HS 50
The Harmonised System breaks Silk into these 7 headings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Silk-worm cocoons suitable for reeling
Raw silk (not thrown)
Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock)
Silk; yarn (other than yarn spun from silk waste), not put up for retail sale
Yarn spun from silk waste, not put up for retail sale
Silk yarn and yarn spun from silk waste, put up for retail sale; silk-worm gut
Woven fabrics of silk or of silk waste
Products under HS 50 we source from India
These live sourcing categories map to HS 50, each with its own indicative FOB, minimum order and lead-time economics — request quotes directly.
Turn this code into a sourcing plan
HS 50 maps to live sourcing categories — jump straight to the sector and products we ship under it.
Top destinations for Chapter 50 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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