Textile products and articles for technical uses; specified in note 7 to this chapter
HS heading 59.11 covers Textile products and articles for technical uses; specified in note 7 to this chapter. Within Chapter 59 it splits into 6 six-digit subheadings, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $78.9M
- Share of Chapter 59
- 16%
- Rank in its chapter
- #2 of 11
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 59.11 covers Textile products and articles for technical uses; specified in note 7 to this chapter. At the six-digit line it separates textile products and articles for technical uses and textiles, among others — each a distinct duty line 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 $78.9M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 16% of all Chapter 59 exports, ranking #2 of 11 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
59.11 is the four-digit HS heading for textile products and articles for technical uses. 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 59.11
The Harmonised System breaks Textile products and articles for technical uses; specified in note 7 to this chapter into these 6 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Textile fabric, felt & felt-lined woven fabrics, coated/covered/laminated with rubber, leather or other material, for card clothing, similar fabrics used for technical purposes, including rubber impregnated narrow velvet fabrics to cover weaving spindles
Textile products and articles for technical uses; bolting cloth, whether or not made up
Textiles; fabrics and felts, endless or fitted with linking devices, of a kind used in paper-making or similar machines, weighing less than 650g/m2
Textiles; fabrics and felts, endless or fitted with linking devices, of a kind used in paper-making or similar machines, weighing 650g/m2 or more
Textile products and articles for technical uses; straining cloth of a kind used in oil presses and the like, including that of human hair
Textile products and articles for technical uses; n.e.c. in heading no. 5911
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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.
More codes in Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered or laminated; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use
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