HSN chapter guide
Chapter 55 — Man-made staple fibres
217 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
- Headings 55.01 and 55.02 apply only to man-made filament tow, consisting of parallel filaments of a uniform length equal to the length of the tow, meeting the following specifications: (a) Length of tow exceeding 2 m; (b) Twist less than 5 turns per metre; (c) Measuring per filament less than 67 decitex; (d) Synthetic filament tow only: the tow must be drawn, that is to say, be incapable of being stretched by more than 100% of its length; (e) Total measurement of tow more than 20,000 decitex. Tow of a length not exceeding 2 m is to be classified in heading 55.03 or 55.04.
- This Chapter does not include: (a) Textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), of heading 56.01; (b) Asbestos of heading 25.24 and articles of asbestos and other products of heading 68.12 or 68.13; (c) Carbon fibres and articles of carbon fibres, of heading 68.15; (d) Glass fibres and articles of glass fibres, of heading 70.19.
Sample 8-digit lines
| HSN | Description | BCD |
|---|---|---|
| 5501 11 00 | Of aramids | 5% |
| 5501 19 00 | Other | 5% |
| 5501 20 00 | Of polyesters | 5% |
| 5501 30 00 | Acrylic or modacrylic | 5% |
| 5501 40 00 | of polypropylene | 5% |
| 5501 90 10 | Of polypropylene | 5% |
| 5501 90 90 | Other | 5% |
| 5502 10 10 | Viscose rayon tow | 5% |
| 5502 10 90 | Other | 5% |
| 5502 90 10 | Viscose rayon tow | 5% |
| 5502 90 90 | Other | 5% |
| 5503 11 10 | Aramid Flame Retardant Fibre | 2.5% |
| 5503 11 20 | Para-aramid Fibre | 2.5% |
| 5503 11 90 | Other | 5% |
| 5503 19 10 | Nylon Staple Fibre | 2.5% |
| 5503 19 20 | Nylon Anti Static Staple Fibre | 2.5% |
| 5503 19 30 | Nylon 66 fibre conforming to IS 13464 | 2.5% |
| 5503 19 90 | Other | 5% |
| 5503 20 00 | Of polyesters | 5% |
| 5503 30 10 | Pre Oxidised Fibre, conforming to IS 17308 | 2.5% |
| 5503 30 90 | Other | 5% |
| 5503 40 00 | Of polypropylene | 5% |
| 5503 90 10 | Polyvinyl staple fibre | 5% |
| 5503 90 20 | Polyvinyl chloride staple fibre | 5% |
| 5503 90 30 | Ultra high molecular weight poly ethylene staple fibre conforming to ASTM F2848 | 5% |
| 5503 90 90 | Other | 5% |
| 5504 10 11 | Flame retardant Viscose Rayon fibre | 2.5% |
| 5504 10 19 | Other | 5% |
| 5504 10 21 | Flame retardant Viscose Rayon fibre | 2.5% |
| 5504 10 29 | Other | 5% |
| 5504 10 90 | Other | 5% |
| 5504 90 10 | Acetate rayon staple fibre | 5% |
| 5504 90 20 | Polynosic staple fibre | 5% |
| 5504 90 30 | High wet modulus staple fibre | 5% |
| 5504 90 90 | Other | 5% |
| 5505 10 10 | Of acrylic | 5% |
| 5505 10 90 | Other | 5% |
| 5505 20 00 | Of artificial fibres | 5% |
| 5506 10 00 | Of nylon or other polyamides | 5% |
| 5506 20 00 | Of polyesters | 5% |