Cotton
Chapter 52 of the Harmonised System covers Cotton. It groups 12 four-digit headings used worldwide to classify these goods for customs and duty.
Sourcing this category from India
Products classified under HS 52 can be sourced from India across a range of clusters and price points. Use this page to understand where Cotton sits in the tariff schedule, then explore the Indian sectors and products that supply it.
How to read this code
52 is the two-digit HS chapter. Your destination country extends it to 8–10 digits and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty for many goods — check our import guides for your market.
Headings under HS 52
The Harmonised System breaks Cotton into these 12 headings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Cotton; not carded or combed
Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)
Cotton, carded or combed
Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale
Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale
Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale
Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), put up for retail sale
Woven fabrics of cotton (≥85%, ≤200 g/m²)
Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200g/m2
Woven 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/m2
Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200g/m2
Other woven fabrics of cotton, n.e.c. in chapter 52
Products under HS 52 we source from India
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