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Subheading in 5908 — Textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted, for lamps, stoves, lighters, candles or the like

Textile wicks, woven, plaited or knitted, for lamps, stoves, lighters, candles or the like; incandes

$2.5MIndia’s exports in 2025
64countries bought from India in 2025
147tonnes shipped in 2025
$850KIndia also imported in 2025

India’s exports, year by year

US$, calendar years, all destinations combined. Source: UN Comtrade (India’s own reports).

Biggest buyers, 2025

  1. USA
  2. Germany
  3. United Kingdom
  4. Israel
  5. Australia
  6. United Arab Emirates
  7. Canada
  8. Greece
  9. Kenya
  10. Trinidad and Tobago

Ranked by value. Country-by-country figures are not shown.

Indian tariff lines (8-digit) and GST

ITC-HS codeDescriptionGST
5908.00.10Textile 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: Wicks and gas mantle fabrics, of cotton5%
5908.00.20Textile 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: Gas mantles of rayon5%
5908.00.90Textile 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: Other5%

GST on supply within India, as of 1 May 2026. Where two rates are shown, the rate depends on a condition in the GST notification: open the code for the exact rule. Exports are zero-rated supplies.