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
HS heading 59.01 covers 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. Within Chapter 59 it splits into 2 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $9.8M
- Share of Chapter 59
- 2%
- Rank in its chapter
- #5 of 11
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 59.01 covers 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. At the six-digit line it breaks down further — starting with textile fabrics — into 2 duty lines shown below. India's technical-textiles sector exports coated fabrics, belting, tyre cord and industrial textile articles. For sourcing it falls under our Textiles & Apparel desk, where India runs deep cluster capacity. India exported $9.8M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 2% of all Chapter 59 exports, ranking #5 of 11 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
59.01 is the four-digit HS heading for textile fabrics, gum or amylaceous substance coate. 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 59.01
The Harmonised System breaks 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 into these 2 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Textile fabrics; coated with gum or amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or the like
Textile fabrics; coated with gum or amylaceous substances, tracing cloth, prepared painting canvas, buckram and similar stiffened textile fabrics for hat foundations, (excluding book covers)
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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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