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
HS subheading 5911.31 identifies 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 — a six-digit classification under Chapter 59 used to set duty and paperwork.
- India exports 2024
- $2.3M
- Share of Chapter 59
- 0.5%
- Rank in its heading
- #6 of 6
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 5911.31 covers 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. 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 $2.3M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 0.5% of all Chapter 59 exports, ranking #6 of 6 lines in its heading (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
5911.31 is the six-digit HS subheading for textiles. 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.
More codes in Textile products and articles for technical uses; specified in note 7 to this chapter
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