Export Cotton sewing thread not containing any synthetic staple fibre from India
Export policy, GST, RoDTEP and Duty Drawback for ITC-HS 52041140, taken from the notifications that set them. Unit of quantity: ---.
Can you export it?
What India ships
India exported $759k under ITC-HS 52041140 in FY 2025-26. That is down 53.6% on the previous year. National total across every state; it does not say which countries bought it.
What India pays back
GST—GST 5% (Schedule I, HSN 5204)
RoDTEP—RoDTEP notified rate 3.4% of FOB, capped at Rs 10 per Kg. DGFT has limited benefits under Appendix 4R and 4RE to 50% of the notified rates and value caps. Rates below are the NOTIFIED rates. This limitation has been extended once already. Confirm whether it is still in force before quoting an effective rate.
Duty drawback—Duty Drawback 2.2% of FOB, capped at Rs 25.8 per Kg for HS heading 5204. Notification 77/2023-Customs (N.T.) dated 20.10.2023, in force from 30.10.2023.
Where this code sits
- 52Chapter
- Cotton
- 5204Heading
- Cotton sewing thread, whether or not put up for retail sale
- 520411Subheading
- Cotton; sewing thread, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale
- 52041140Tariff line
- Cotton sewing thread not containing any synthetic staple fibre
The first six digits are the same in every country you ship to. The last two are India's alone.
What your buyer pays
Import duty, VAT and trade-agreement eligibility depend on where you ship. Run this line against 80 markets — or price a single one — in the toolkit.
Other lines under HS 520411
Export values from Trade Intelligence and Analytics (TIA) Portal, DGCIS — Department of Commerce, Government of India, USD million. Tariff line and export policy from DGFT ITC(HS) 2022. GST from Notification 9/2025-Integrated Tax (Rate). RoDTEP from DGFT Appendix 4R. Duty Drawback from CBIC 77/2023-Cus (N.T.). Bundled and updated periodically, never fetched live — rates change by notification, so confirm before you ship or file. Nothing here is legal or tax advice.