HSN chapter guide
Chapter 50 — Silk
29 eight-digit tariff lines. Rates below are from the Indian Customs Tariff First Schedule. Use the AI HSN classifier if you only have a product description. Reviewed by the CustomsAI compliance desk · 24 August 2026.
Chapter notes
- For the purposes of this Chapter, the term 'silk' covers not only the fibrous matter secreted by the Bombyx mori (mulberry feeding silk-worm), but also the products of the secretion of similar insects (e.g., Bombyx textor) known as wild silk. Spider silk and marine or byssus silk are also classified in this Chapter.
Sample 8-digit lines
| HSN | Description | BCD |
|---|---|---|
| 5001 00 00 | SILK-WORM COCOONS SUITABLE FOR REELING | 30% |
| 5002 00 10 | Mulberry raw silk | 15% |
| 5002 00 20 | Mulberry dupion silk | 15% |
| 5002 00 30 | Non-mulberry silk | 15% |
| 5003 00 10 | Mulberry silk waste | 15% |
| 5003 00 20 | Tussar silk waste | 15% |
| 5003 00 30 | Eri waste | 15% |
| 5003 00 40 | Munga waste | 15% |
| 5003 00 90 | Other | 15% |
| 5004 00 10 | 100% mulberry dupion silk yarn | 15% |
| 5004 00 90 | Other | 15% |
| 5005 00 11 | Other than noil silk | 15% |
| 5005 00 12 | From noil silk | 15% |
| 5005 00 21 | Other than noil silk | 15% |
| 5005 00 22 | From noil silk | 15% |
| 5006 00 11 | Silk embroidery thread | 15% |
| 5006 00 19 | Other | 15% |
| 5006 00 21 | Silk embroidery thread | 15% |
| 5006 00 29 | Other | 15% |
| 5006 00 31 | Spun from silk waste other than noil silk | 15% |
| 5006 00 32 | Yarn spun from noil silk | 15% |
| 5006 00 33 | Silk embroidery thread | 15% |
| 5006 00 39 | Other | 15% |
| 5006 00 90 | Other | 15% |
| 5007 10 00 | Fabrics of noil silk | 20% |
| 5007 20 10 | Sarees | 20% |
| 5007 20 90 | Other | 20% |
| 5007 90 10 | Of Handloom woven | 20% |
| 5007 90 90 | Other fabrics | 20% |