Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
Chapter 59 of the Harmonised System covers Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use — 11 four-digit headings spanning textile fabrics to textile products and articles for technical uses that customs authorities worldwide use to classify these goods and set duty.
- India exports 2024
- $494.5M
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
Chapter 59 covers impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabrics and textiles for industrial use. India's technical-textiles sector exports coated fabrics, conveyor and transmission belting, tyre cord and industrial textile articles. Classification separates the fabrics by the coating or treatment applied and by the specialised industrial function the finished textile is designed to perform.
How to read this code
59 is the two-digit HS chapter for textile fabrics. 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 59
The Harmonised System breaks Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use into these 11 headings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Textile fabrics, gum or amylaceous substance coated, used for outer book covers and like; tracing cloth, prepared painting canvas; buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics used for hat foundation
Textile fabrics; tyrecord of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides polyesters or viscose rayon
Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, other than those of heading no. 5902
Linoleum, whether or not cut to shape; floor coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied on a textile backing, whether or not cut to shape
Textile wall coverings
Textile fabrics, rubberised; other than those of heading no. 5902
Textile fabrics; otherwise impregnated, coated or covered; painted canvas being theatrical scenery, studio back-cloths or the like
Textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted; for lamps, stoves, lighters, candles or the like; incandescent gas mantles and tubular knitted gas mantle fabric therefor, whether or not impregnated
Textile hose piping and similar textile tubing; with or without lining, armour or accessories of other materials
Textiles; transmission or conveyor belts or belting, of textile material, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with plastics, or reinforced with metal or other material
Textile products and articles for technical uses; specified in note 7 to this chapter
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Top destinations for Chapter 59 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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