Typical GST rate
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4-digit
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Reading code 5201
The first two digits (52) place this code in chapter 52 — Cotton. As a 4-digit heading it groups a whole product family; 6 and 8-digit codes underneath it get more specific. Remember: you can never invent a shorter code by truncating a longer one — only codes that exist in the official tariff are valid.
Cotton fibre, yarn, and woven cotton fabrics — the backbone of India's textile trade, generally at 5% GST.
More specific codes under 5201
- 520100 — Cotton — cotton, not carded or combed — cotton, not carded or combed
- 52010011 — Cotton — cotton, not carded or combed — cotton, not carded or combed — bengal deshi
- 52010012 — Indian cotton of staple lengths 20.5 mm (25/32) and below (e. g. oomras, yellow picking, assam comillas)
- 52010013 — Indian cotton of staple length exceeding 20.5mm (26/32) but not exceeding 24.5mm (30/32)
- 52010014 — Indian cotton of staple length over 24.5 mm (31/32") to 28 mm
- 52010015 — Indian cotton of staple length 28.5 mm (14/32") and above but below 34.5 mm
- 52010019 — Indian cotton of all staple length 34.5 mm and above (112/32")
- 52010020 — Cotton, not carded or combed cotton, not carded or combed : cotton, other than indian, of all staple lengths
- 52010021 — Cotton — cotton, not carded or combed — cotton, not carded or combed — of staple length not exceeding 20.0 mm
- 52010022 — Of staple length exceeding 20.0 mm but not exceeding 24.5 mm
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