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
HS subheading 5908.00 identifies 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 — a six-digit classification under Chapter 59 used to set duty and paperwork.
- India exports 2024
- $2.5M
- Share of Chapter 59
- 0.5%
- Rank in its heading
- #1 of 1
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 5908.00 covers 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. It is a leaf classification, so it sets the duty line directly for goods that fall under it. 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 $2.5M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 0.5% of all Chapter 59 exports, ranking #1 of 1 lines in its heading (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
5908.00 is the six-digit HS subheading for textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted. 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.
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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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