GST Rate Changes for Textile Sector

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Shubham Sinha

September 4, 2025

Textile Sector

(12% to 5%)

S. No. Chapter / Heading /
Sub-heading / Tariff item
Description of Goods
1. 5401 Sewing thread of manmade filaments, whether or not put
up  for retail sale
2. 5402, 5403, 5404,
5405, 5406
Synthetic or artificial filament yarns
3. 5508 Sewing thread of manmade staple fibres
4. 5509, 5510, 5511 Yarn of manmade staple fibres
5. 5601 Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; such as
absorbent cotton wool (except cigarette filter rods)
6. 5602 Felt,  whether  or  not  impregnate,  coated,  covered  or
laminated
7. 5603 Nonwovens, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered
or laminated
8. 5604 Rubber thread and cord, textile covered; textile yarn, and strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405, impregnated,
coated, covered or sheathed with rubber or plastics
9. 5605 Metallised yarn, whether or not gimped, being textile yarn or  strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405, combined with  metal  in  the  form  of  thread,  strip  or  powder  or covered with metal [ other than-(i)  real zari thread (gold)
and   silver   thread   combined   with   textile   thread   (ii)
S. No. Chapter / Heading / Sub-heading / Tariff
item
Description of Goods
    imitation zari thread or yan known by any name in trade
parlance]
10. 5606 Gimped yarn, and strip and the like of heading 5404 or 5405,  gimped  (other  than  those  of  heading  5605  and gimped  horsehair  yarn);  chenille  yarn  (including  flock
chenille yarn); loop wale-yarn
11. 5607 Twine, cordage, ropes and cables, whether or not plaited or  braided  and  whether  or  not  impregnated,  coated, covered or sheathed  with rubber  or plastics  [other  than
jute twine, coir cordage or ropes]
12. 5609 Articles of yarn, strip or the like of heading 5404 or 5405,
twine, cordage, rope or cables, not elsewhere specified or included
13. 5701 Carpets   and   other   textile   floor   coverings,   knotted,
whether or not made up
14. 5702 Carpets  and  other  textile  floor  coverings,  woven,  not tufted  or  flocked,  whether  or  not  made  up,  including “Kelem”, “Schumacks”, “Karamanie” and similar hand-
woven rugs
15. 5703 Carpets and other textile floor coverings (including Turf),
tufted, whether or not made up
16. 5704 Carpets and other textile floor coverings, of felt, not tufted
or flocked, whether or not made up
17. 5705 Other carpets and other textile floor coverings, whether or not made up; such as Mats and mattings including Bath Mats,    where    cotton    predominates    by    weight,    of
Handloom, Cotton Rugs of handloom
18. 5802 Terry  towelling  and  similar  woven  terry  fabrics,  other
than narrow fabrics of heading 5806; tufted textile fabrics, other than products of heading 5703
19. 5803 Gauze, other than narrow fabrics of heading 5806
20. 5804 Tulles and other net fabrics, not including woven, knitted
or  crocheted  fabrics;  lace  in  the  piece,  in  strips  or  in motifs, other than fabrics of headings 6002 to 6006
21. 5805 Hand-woven  tapestries  of  the  type  Gobelins,  Flanders, Aubusson,  Beauvais  and  the  like,  and  needle-worked tapestries (for example, petit point, cross stitch), whether
or not made up
22. 5807 Labels, badges and similar articles of textile materials, in
the piece, in strips or cut to shape or size, not embroidered
S. No. Chapter / Heading / Sub-heading / Tariff
item
Description of Goods
23. 5808 Braids in the piece; ornamental trimmings  in the piece,
without  embroidery,  other  than  knitted  or  crocheted; tassels, pompons and similar articles[other than saree fall]
24. 5809 Woven  fabrics  of  metal  thread  and  woven  fabrics  of metallised  yarn  of  heading  5605,  of  a  kind  used  in apparel, as furnishing fabrics or for similar purposes, not
elsewhere specified or included; such as Zari borders
25. 5810 Embroidery   in   the   piece,   in   strips   or   in   motifs,
Embroidered badges, motifs and the like
26. 5811 Quilted textile products in the piece, composed of one or more layers of textile materials assembled with padding by  stitching  or  otherwise,  other  than  embroidery  of
heading 5810
27. 5901 Textile    fabrics    coated    with    gum    or    amylaceous substances, of a kind used for the outer covers of books or  the  like;  tracing  cloth;  prepared  painting  canvas; buckram  and  similar  stiffened  textile  fabrics  of  a  kind
used for hat foundations
28. 5902 Tyre cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other
polyamides, polyesters or viscose rayon
29. 5903 Textile fabrics impregnated, coated, covered or laminated
with plastics, other than those of heading 5902
30. 5904 Linoleum, whether or not cut  to shape; floor  coverings consisting of a coating or covering applied on  a textile
backing, whether or not cut to shape
31. 5905 Textile wall coverings
32. 5906 Rubberised  textile  fabrics,  other  than  those  of  heading
5902
33. 5907 Textile fabrics otherwise impregnated, coated or covered; painted  canvas  being  theatrical  scenery,  studio  back-
cloths or the like
34. 5908 Textile  wicks,  woven,  plaited  or  knitted  ,  for  lamps, stoves,  lighters,  candles  or  the  like;  incandescent  gas mantles  and  tubular  knitted  gas  mantle  fabric  therefor,
whether or not impregnated
35. 5909 Textile  hose  piping  and  similar  textile  tubing,  with  or
without lining, armour or accessories of other materials
36. 5910 Transmission  or  conveyor  belts  or  belting,  of  textile
material, whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or
S. No. Chapter / Heading / Sub-heading / Tariff
item
Description of Goods
    laminated with plastics, or reinforced with metal or other
material
37. 5911 Textile products and articles, for technical uses, specified in Note 7 to this Chapter; such as Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined  woven  fabrics,  coated,  covered  or  laminated with rubber, leather or other material, of a kind used for card clothing, and similar fabrics of a kind used for other technical  purposes,  including  narrow  fabrics  made  of velvet  impregnated  with  rubber,  for  covering  weaving spindles (weaving beams); Bolting cloth, whether or Not made up; Felt for cotton textile industries, woven; Woven textiles felt, whether or not impregnated or coated, of a kind commonly used  in other  machines, Cotton fabrics and articles used in machinery and plant, Jute fabrics and articles  used  in  machinery  or  plant,  Textile  fabrics  of metalised yarn of a kind commonly used in paper making or other machinery, Straining cloth of a kind used in oil presses or the like, including that of human hair, Paper maker's  felt,  woven,  Gaskets,  washers,  polishing  discs
and other machinery parts of textile articles
38. 6501 Textile caps
39. 6505 Hats  (knitted/crocheted) or made up from lace or other
textile fabrics
40. 9404 Products  wholly  made  of  quilted  textile  material  not
exceeding Rs.  2500 per piece

Change in value. No change in rate (5%)

S. No. Chapter / Heading / Sub-heading / Tariff
item
Description of Goods
1. 61 Articles  of  apparel  and  clothing  accessories,  knitted  or
crocheted, of sale value not exceeding Rs.  2500 per piece
2. 62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted
or crocheted, of sale value  not exceeding Rs. 2500  per piece
3. 63 (other than
63053200, 63053300,
6309)
Other  made  up  textile  articles,  sets  of  sale  value    not exceeding Rs. 2500 per piece
4. 9404 Cotton quilts  of  sale  value not  exceeding  Rs. 2500  per
piece

(18% to 5%)

S. No. Chapter / Heading / Sub-heading / Tariff
item
Description of Goods
1. 5402, 5404, 5406 All goods
2. 5403, 5405, 5406 All goods
3. 5501, 5502 Synthetic or artificial filament tow
4. 5503, 5504, 5506,
5507
Synthetic or artificial staple fibres
5. 5505 Waste of manmade fibres

(12% to 18%)

S. No. Chapter / Heading / Sub-heading / Tariff
item
Description of Goods
1. 61 Articles  of  apparel  and  clothing  accessories,  knitted  or
crocheted, of sale value exceeding Rs. 2500 per piece
2. 62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted
or crocheted, of sale value exceeding Rs. 2500 per piece
3. 63 [other than 6309] Other   made   up   textile   articles,   sets   of   sale   value
exceeding Rs. 2500 per piece [other than Worn clothing and other worn articles; rags]
4. 9404 Cotton quilts of sale value exceeding Rs. 2500 per piece
5. 9404 Products   wholly   made   of   quilted   textile   material
exceeding Rs.  2500 per piece
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