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CHAPTER 52
COTTON

Notes :

1. In relation to products of heading Nos. 52.04,52.05 and 52.06, the process of dyeing, printing, bleaching, mercerising, twisting, texturising, doubling, multiple-folding, cabling or any other process or any one or more of these processes, or the conversion of any form of the said products into another form of such products shall amount to 'manufacture'.

2. In relation to products of heading Nos. 52.03, 52.04, 52.05, 52.06,52.07, 52.08 and 52.09 and the entries relating thereto, the expression "cotton" shall include waste and garnetted stock after they have been carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinning.

3. In relation to products of heading Nos. 52.07,52.08 and 52.09, bleaching, mercerising, dyeing, printing, water-proofing, shrink-proofing, organdie processing or any other process or any one or more of these processes shall amount to 'manufacture'.

4. For the purpose of this Chapter, "denim" means fabrics of yarns of different colours, of 3-thread or 4-thread twill, including broken twill, warp faced, the warp yarns of which are of one and the same colour and the weft yarns of which are unbleached, bleached, dyed grey or coloured a lighter shade of the colour of the warp yarns.
  

Heading No.  Sub-heading No.  Description of goods  Rate of duty
Basic Additional
(1)  (2)  (3)  (4)  (5) 
52.01  5201.00  Cotton, not carded or combed  Nil   
52.02    Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock)     
  5202.10  - Yarn waste (including thread waste)  Nil   
  - Other:    
  5202.91  -- Garnetted stock  Nil   
  5202.99  -- Other  Nil   
52.03  5203.00  Cotton, carded or combed  Nil   
52.04    Cotton sewing thread     
  5204.10  - Cotton sewing thread not containing any synthetic staple fibre  16%   
  5204.90  -Other  16%   
52.05    Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton     
    -In or in relation to the manufacture of which any process is ordinarily carried on with the aid of power:    
  5205.11  --Single yarn  16%   
  5205.19  -- Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn  16%   
  5205.90  - Other  Nil   
52.06    Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing less than 85% by weight of cotton     
    - In or in relation to the manufacture of which any process is ordinarily carried on with the aid of power:    
  5206.11  -- Single yarn  16%   
  5206.12  -- Multiple (folded) or cabled yarn  16%   
  5206.90  - Other  Nil   
52.07    Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton     
  5207.10  - Denim fabrics, whether or not processed  16%  Nil 
  5207.20 - Other fabrics, not subjected to any process 16%
- Other fabrics subjected to the process of bleaching, mercerising, dyeing, printing, water-proofing, organdie processing or any other process or any one or more of these processes :
  5207.31  -- Bleached woven fabrics  16%  8% 
  5207.32  -- Dyed woven fabrics  16%  8% 
  5207.33  -- Printed woven fabrics  16%  8% 
  5207.39  -- Other woven fabrics  16%  8% 
52.08    Woven fabrics of cotton, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres     
  5208.10  - Denim fabrics, whether or not processed  16%  Nil 
5208.20 - Other fabrics, not subjected to any process 16%
    - Other fabrics subjected to the process of bleaching, mercerising, dyeing, printing, water-proofing, organdie processing or any other process or any one or more of these processes :    
  5208.31  -- Bleached woven fabrics  16%  8% 
  5208.32  -- Dyed woven fabrics  16%  8% 
  5208.33 -- Printed woven fabrics  16%  8% 
  5208.39  -- Other woven fabrics  16%  8% 
52.09    Other woven fabrics of cotton     
  5209.10  - Not subjected to any process  16%  Nil 
    - Subjected to the process of bleaching, mercerising, dyeing, printing, water-proofing, shrink-proofing, organdie processing or any other process or any one or more of these processes:    
  5209.21  -- Bleached woven fabrics  16%  8% 
  5209.22  -- Dyed woven fabrics  16%  8% 
  5209.23  -- Printed woven fabrics  16%  8% 
  5209.29  -- Other woven fabrics 16% 8%