5209 HSN Code: Cotton fabrics over 85% cotton

HSN Sub Chapter 5209 represents Cotton fabrics over 85% cotton under GST classification. This code helps businesses identify Cotton fabrics over 85% cotton correctly for billing, taxation, and trade purposes. With HSN Sub Chapter 5209, companies can avoid errors in invoices, simplify compliance, and enable hassle-free import/export of Cotton fabrics over 85% cotton.

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New GST Rate for HSN Code 5209

GST Rate for Cotton fabrics over 85% cotton under HSN Code 5209. Understand current tax rates, exemptions, and legal classifications to ensure accurate billing and GST filing.

Chapter No

52

HSN Code

5209

HSN Description

Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing more than 200 g/m2

New GST Rate

5 %
Essential

Old GST Rate

5 %

Tariff HSN Codes under HSN Sub Chapter 5209

Following tariff HSN codes fall under Cotton fabrics over 85% cotton.

Tariff HSN

52091111

Description

Unbleached : Plain weave : Handloom : Dhoti

Tariff HSN

52091112

Description

Unbleached : Plain weave : Handloom :Saree

Tariff HSN

52091113

Description

Unbleached : Plain weave : Handloom : Casement

Tariff HSN

52091114

Description

Unbleached : Plain weave : Handloom : Sheeting (takia, leopard cloth and other than furnishing)

Tariff HSN

52091119

Description

Unbleached : Plain weave : Handloom : Other

Tariff HSN

52091190

Description

Unbleached : Plain weave : Other

Tariff HSN

52091210

Description

Unbleached : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Saree

Tariff HSN

52091220

Description

Unbleached : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Shirting fabrics

Tariff HSN

52091230

Description

Unbleached : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Furnishing fabrics (excluding pile and chenille fabrics)

Tariff HSN

52091240

Description

Unbleached : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Seersucker

Tariff HSN

52091250

Description

Unbleached : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Canvas, including duck – carded or combed yarn

Tariff HSN

52091260

Description

Unbleached : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Flannelette

Tariff HSN

52091270

Description

Unbleached : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Shetting (takia, leopard cloth)

Tariff HSN

52091290

Description

Unbleached : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Other

Tariff HSN

52091900

Description

Unbleached : Other fabrics

Tariff HSN

52092110

Description

Bleached : Plain weave : Saree

Tariff HSN

52092120

Description

Bleached : Plain weave : Shirting fabrics

Tariff HSN

52092130

Description

Bleached : Plain weave : Furnishing fabrics (excluding pile and chenille fabrics)

Tariff HSN

52092140

Description

Bleached : Plain weave : Seersucker

Tariff HSN

52092150

Description

Bleached : Plain weave : Canvas (including duck) of carded or combed yarn

Tariff HSN

52092160

Description

Bleached : Plain weave : Dhoti

Tariff HSN

52092170

Description

Bleached : Plain weave : Flannellete

Tariff HSN

52092180

Description

Bleached : Plain weave : Sheeting( takia, leopardcloth)

Tariff HSN

52092190

Description

Bleached : Plain weave : Other

Tariff HSN

52092210

Description

Bleached : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Shirting fabrics

Tariff HSN

52092220

Description

Bleached : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Furnishing fabrics (excluding pile and chenille fabrics)

Tariff HSN

52092230

Description

Bleached : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Drill

Tariff HSN

52092290

Description

Bleached : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Other

Tariff HSN

52092910

Description

Bleached : Other fabrics : Dhoti and saree, zari bordered

Tariff HSN

52092920

Description

Bleached : Other fabrics : Dedsuti, dosuti fabrics, ceretonnes and osamburge

Tariff HSN

52092990

Description

Bleached : Other fabrics : Other

Tariff HSN

52093110

Description

Dyed :Plain weave : Lungi

Tariff HSN

52093120

Description

Dyed :Plain weave : Saree

Tariff HSN

52093130

Description

Dyed :Plain weave : Shirting fabrics

Tariff HSN

52093140

Description

Dyed :Plain weave : Furnishing fabrics(excluding pile and chenille fabrics)

Tariff HSN

52093150

Description

Dyed :Plain weave : Seersucker

Tariff HSN

52093160

Description

Dyed :Plain weave : Bedticking, domestic(other than hand dyed)

Tariff HSN

52093170

Description

Dyed :Plain weave : Canvas (including duck), of carded or

Tariff HSN

52093180

Description

Dyed :Plain weave : Flannellete

Tariff HSN

52093190

Description

Dyed :Plain weave : Other

Tariff HSN

52093210

Description

Dyed : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Shirting fabrics

Tariff HSN

52093220

Description

Dyed : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Furnishing fabrics(excluding pile and chenille fabrics)

Tariff HSN

52093230

Description

Dyed : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Drill

Tariff HSN

52093290

Description

Dyed : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Other

Tariff HSN

52093910

Description

Dyed : Other fabrics :Zari bordered sarees

Tariff HSN

52093990

Description

Dyed : Other fabrics : Other

Tariff HSN

52094110

Description

Of yarns of different colours : Plain weave : Bleeding Madras

Tariff HSN

52094120

Description

Of yarns of different colours : Plain weave : Saree

Tariff HSN

52094130

Description

Of yarns of different colours : Plain weave : Shirting fabrics

Tariff HSN

52094140

Description

Of yarns of different colours : Plain weave : Furnishing fabrics (excluding pile and chenille fabrics)

Tariff HSN

52094150

Description

Of yarns of different colours : Plain weave : Seersucker

Tariff HSN

52094160

Description

Of yarns of different colours : Plain weave : Bedticking, domestic (other than hand dyed)

Tariff HSN

52094170

Description

Of yarns of different colours : Plain weave : Flannelette

Tariff HSN

52094190

Description

Of yarns of different colours : Plain weave : Other

Tariff HSN

52094200

Description

Of yarns of different colours : Denim

Tariff HSN

52094310

Description

Of yarns of different colours : Other fabrics of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Bleeding Madras

Tariff HSN

52094320

Description

Of yarns of different colours : Other fabrics of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Shirting fabrics

Tariff HSN

52094330

Description

Of yarns of different colours : Other fabrics of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Furnishing fabrics (excluding pile and chenille fabrics)

Tariff HSN

52094340

Description

Of yarns of different colours : Other fabrics of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Coating (including suiting)

Tariff HSN

52094390

Description

Of yarns of different colours : Other fabrics of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Other

Tariff HSN

52094910

Description

Of yarns of different colours : Other fabrics : Zari bordered sari

Tariff HSN

52094990

Description

Of yarns of different colours : Other fabrics : Other

Tariff HSN

52095111

Description

Printed : Plain weave : Lungis : Of Handloom

Tariff HSN

52095119

Description

Printed : Plain weave : Lungis : Other

Tariff HSN

52095120

Description

Printed : Plain weave : Saree

Tariff HSN

52095130

Description

Printed : Plain weave : Shirting fabrics

Tariff HSN

52095140

Description

Printed : Plain weave : Furnishing fabrics (excluding pile and chenille fabrics)

Tariff HSN

52095150

Description

Printed : Plain weave : Seersucker

Tariff HSN

52095160

Description

Printed : Plain weave : Bedticking, domestic

Tariff HSN

52095170

Description

Printed : Plain weave : Flannelette

Tariff HSN

52095190

Description

Printed : Plain weave : Other

Tariff HSN

52095210

Description

Printed : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Shirting fabrics

Tariff HSN

52095220

Description

Printed : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Furnishing fabrics (excluding pile and chenille fabrics)

Tariff HSN

52095290

Description

Printed : 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including cross twill : Other

Tariff HSN

52095910

Description

Printed : Other fabrics : Zari bordered saree

Tariff HSN

52095990

Description

Printed : Other fabrics : Other

India’s Trade Performance — HSN Sub-Chapter 5209 in FY 2024-25

TradeStat EIDB — Ministry of Commerce & Industry FY 2018-19–FY 2024-25 Values in ₹ Crore

India’s Exports

FY 2024-25

₹4,096 Cr

+22.58% vs FY 2023-24

0.1106% of India’s total exports

India’s Imports

FY 2024-25

₹241 Cr

−5.80% vs FY 2023-24

0.0039% of India’s total imports

Trade Balance

FY 2024-25

₹3,856 Cr

Trade Surplus

Surplus rank #88 of 1233 subchapters

% of Chapter 52

FY 2024-25

7.64%

Share of Chapter 52’s total exports in FY 2024-25

Import side: 2.00% of Chapter 52’s imports

Rank Within Chapter 52

FY 2024-25

#4 of 12

Position by export value among subchapters in Chapter 52

Import-side rank: #3 of 12

At a glance

3.88%

Export CAGR

FY 2018-19 → FY 2024-25 · 7 fiscal years

#152

National Export Rank

of 1233 subchapters by export value, FY 2024-25

+78.40%

Peak Growth Year

FY 2021-22 · strongest single-year move

7.64%

Contribution to Ch. 52

Share of Chapter 52 exports in FY 2024-25

India Export-Import Trade Statistics for HSN Sub-Chapter 5209

7-year export and import data, FY 2018-19 to FY 2024-25, in ₹ Crore. Source: Ministry of Commerce & Industry, TradeStat EIDB.

FY 2018-19 Exp. Rank #135

Balance

+2,866.07

Exports

3,259.79 ₹ Cr

0.1420% share

— YoY

5.92% of Ch. 52

Imports

393.72 ₹ Cr

0.0110% share

— YoY

6.75% of Ch. 52

FY 2019-20 Exp. Rank #129

Balance

+2,904.59

Exports

3,235.25 ₹ Cr

0.1465% share

−0.75% YoY

7.95% of Ch. 52

Imports

330.66 ₹ Cr

0.0099% share

−16.02% YoY

3.07% of Ch. 52

FY 2020-21 Exp. Rank #147

Balance

+2,626.60

Exports

2,813.69 ₹ Cr

0.1308% share

−13.03% YoY

6.03% of Ch. 52

Imports

187.09 ₹ Cr

0.0064% share

−43.42% YoY

4.96% of Ch. 52

FY 2021-22 Exp. Rank #117

Balance

+4,723.88

Exports

5,019.74 ₹ Cr

0.1600% share

+78.40% YoY

6.24% of Ch. 52

Imports

295.86 ₹ Cr

0.0065% share

+58.14% YoY

5.37% of Ch. 52

FY 2022-23 Exp. Rank #159

Balance

+3,414.02

Exports

3,713.68 ₹ Cr

0.1026% share

−26.02% YoY

8.19% of Ch. 52

Imports

299.66 ₹ Cr

0.0052% share

+1.28% YoY

2.20% of Ch. 52

FY 2023-24 Exp. Rank #171

Balance

+3,086.17

Exports

3,341.71 ₹ Cr

0.0924% share

−10.02% YoY

5.95% of Ch. 52

Imports

255.54 ₹ Cr

0.0046% share

−14.72% YoY

3.91% of Ch. 52

FY 2024-25 Exp. Rank #152

Balance

+3,855.53

Exports

4,096.25 ₹ Cr

0.1106% share

+22.58% YoY

7.64% of Ch. 52

Imports

240.72 ₹ Cr

0.0039% share

−5.80% YoY

2.00% of Ch. 52

CAGR · 7-Year

Exports

3.88% /yr

Imports

−7.87% /yr

Consistently Surplus
Chapter 52 total

reference, FY 2024-25

Export

₹53,602.90 Cr

Import

₹12,011.65 Cr

Trade Balance

+41,591.25

Peak export growth year Latest available data Not available YoY = change vs previous FY

Key Trade Insights: HSN Sub-Chapter 5209 Export-Import Analysis

Consistent Export Growth: 3.88% CAGR Over 7 Years

India's exports under HSN Sub-Chapter 5209 have grown at a compound annual rate of 3.88% over 7 fiscal years, rising from ₹3,259.79 Crore in FY 2018-19 to ₹4,096.25 Crore in FY 2024-25.

HSN Sub-Chapter 5209 Ranked #152 Among All 1233 Subchapters by Export Value

In FY 2024-25, HSN Sub-Chapter 5209 ranks #152 out of 1233 subchapters by total export value. Within Chapter 52, it ranks #4 of 12. By trade surplus, it ranks #88 of 1233.

FY 2021-22 Was the Strongest Growth Year for HSN Sub-Chapter 5209 Exports

The strongest single-year export movement for HSN Sub-Chapter 5209 was recorded in FY 2021-22, when exports surged by 78.40% over the prior year.

India Maintains a Trade Surplus of ₹3,855.53 Crore in HSN Sub-Chapter 5209 Goods

In FY 2024-25, India's exports of ₹4,096.25 Cr exceeded imports of ₹240.72 Cr, resulting in a trade surplus of ₹3,855.53 Crore — ranking #88 of 1233 by surplus magnitude.

Import Growth of −7.87% CAGR Signals Stable Import Dependency for Cotton fabrics over 85% cotton

India's imports under HSN Sub-Chapter 5209 have grown at −7.87% CAGR, reaching ₹240.72 Crore in FY 2024-25.

HSN Sub-Chapter 5209 Contributes 7.64% of Chapter 52 Exports — Ranked #4

Among the 12 subchapters under Chapter 52, HSN Sub-Chapter 5209 ranks #4 by export value — accounting for 7.64% of the chapter's total exports in FY 2024-25. On the import side, it holds 2.00% share (rank #3).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Clear answers to common queries about HSN Sub Chapter 5209 and GST compliance.

What products are classified under HSN 5209

It includes Cotton fabrics over 85% cotton

Does MRP, weight or pack size change GST treatment for Cotton fabrics over 85% cotton?

Some entries use MRP/weight‑based conditions for classification. Keep pack size, retail marking and brand status on records and invoice to support the chosen HSN.

How are warranty replacements of Cotton fabrics over 85% cotton handled?

If replacement is without consideration under a pre‑agreed warranty, issue a delivery challan and reference the original invoice/contract. If consideration is charged, raise a tax invoice. Keep serial/lot details for traceability.

Any special steps when selling Cotton fabrics over 85% cotton through an e‑commerce platform?

Ensure registration requirements are met and reconcile the operator’s TCS statements with your GSTR‑2B/3B. Map SKU descriptions to HSN to reduce mismatches and returns.

Can reverse charge ever apply to transactions involving Cotton fabrics over 85% cotton?

Reverse charge in goods is notified only for specific categories. Most regular B2B sales of Cotton fabrics over 85% cotton are forward charge. Check the current notifications for any special cases before deciding.

Is the composition scheme suitable if I mainly trade Cotton fabrics over 85% cotton?

The composition scheme is optional for eligible small suppliers of goods. You cannot issue tax invoices or collect tax under composition. Check turnover limits and exclusions; evaluate margins and ITC loss before opting in.

Important Disclaimer

The above does not constitute professional advice or a formal recommendation. We recommend consulting a professional tax consultant before acting on the information contained in this piece of content.

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