Wool and fine or coarse animal hair; carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments)
HS heading 51.05 covers Wool and fine or coarse animal hair; carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments). Within Chapter 51 it splits into 6 six-digit subheadings spanning wool to hair, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $6.6M
- Share of Chapter 51
- 4.7%
- Rank in its chapter
- #5 of 13
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 51.05 covers Wool and fine or coarse animal hair; carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments). At the six-digit line it separates wool and hair, among others — each a distinct duty line shown below. India processes and exports wool tops and yarn and is renowned for Pashmina and fine animal-hair textiles. For sourcing it falls under our Textiles & Apparel desk, where India runs deep cluster capacity. India exported $6.6M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 4.7% of all Chapter 51 exports, ranking #5 of 13 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
51.05 is the four-digit HS heading for wool and fine or coarse animal hair. 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.
Subheadings under HS 51.05
The Harmonised System breaks Wool and fine or coarse animal hair; carded or combed (including combed wool in fragments) into these 6 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Wool; carded
Wool; wool tops and other combed wool, in fragments
Wool; wool tops and other combed wool, other than in fragments
Hair; fine animal hair, carded or combed, of kashmir (cashmere) goats
Hair; fine animal hair, carded or combed, other than of kashmir (cashmere) goats
Hair; coarse animal hair, carded or combed
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Top destinations for Chapter 51 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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