Agrotech: Agricultural Technical Textiles
Textiles used in farming, horticulture, forestry and fisheries to shade, shelter and protect crops, hold soil and water, and catch fish.
- 2 articles
- 38 standards
- 5 calculators
What it covers
- shade nets
- insect and anti-hail nets
- mulch mats and crop covers
- ground covers
- fishing nets
- bale nets and twines
Made from
UV-stabilised HDPE and polypropylene monofilament and tape, polypropylene spunbond, nylon 6 for nets, and jute or coir where the product should rot away.
Market size India: Rs 1,890 crore (US$0.29 billion) in 2019-20, 1.5% of India’s technical-textiles market. World: US$9.8 billion. Ministry of Textiles, Baseline Study 2020, Tables 9.1 and 9.2
Mandatory certification India: the Agro Textiles Quality Control Order 2023 (S.O. 4248(E), 20 items) has applied since 1 July 2024. Every item, IS standard and date
Articles
Test methods and specifications
Grouped by the subject in each standard’s official title. Each entry links to the register record, which names the current edition and its equivalents.
Agro textiles12
- IS 15351 Agro textiles – Laminated high density polyethylene (HDPE) woven geomembrane for water proof lining – Specification…
- IS 15907 Agro textiles – High density polyethylene (HDPE) woven beds for vermiculture – Specification
- IS 16190 Agro textiles - High density polyethylene (HDPE) laminated woven lay flat tube for irrigation purpose -…
- IS 16202 Agro textiles - Woven ground covers for horticulture application - Specification
- IS 16390 Agro textiles - Nylon knitted seamless gloves for tobacco harvesters - Specification
- IS 16513 Agro textiles – Insect nets for agriculture and horticulture purposes – Specification
- IS 16627 Agro textiles – High density polyethylene (HDPE) laminated woven lay flat tube for use in mains…
- IS 17355 Agro textiles – Propylene spun bonded non-woven mulch mat for agricultural and horticultural applications - Specification
- IS 17356 Agro textiles – Windshield nets for agriculture and horticulture purposes - Specification
- IS 17357 Agro textiles – Harvest nets for agriculture and horticulture purposes - Specification
- IS 17358 (Part 1) Agro textiles – Fencing nets for agriculture and horticulture purposes – Specification Part 1 Fencing nets…
- IS 17358 (Part 2) Agro textiles — Fencing nets for agriculture and horticulture purposes — Specification Part 2 Fencing nets…
Fishing nets12
- IS 5815 : Part 7 Fishing nets – Determination of elongation of netting yarns (first revision)
- ISO 1107 Fishing nets — Netting — Basic terms and definitions
- ISO 1530 Fishing nets — Description and designation of knotted netting
- ISO 1531 Fishing nets — Hanging of netting — Basic terms and definitions
- ISO 1532 Fishing nets — Cutting knotted netting to shape ("tapering")
- ISO 16663-1 Fishing nets — Method of test for the determination of mesh size — Part 1: Opening…
- ISO 16663-2 Fishing nets — Method of test for the determination of mesh size — Part 2: Length…
- ISO 1805 Fishing nets — Determination of breaking force and knot breaking force of netting yarns
- ISO 1806 Fishing nets — Determination of mesh breaking force of netting
- ISO 3660 Fishing nets — Mounting and joining of netting — Terms and illustrations
- ISO 3790 Fishing nets — Determination of elongation of netting yarns
- ISO 858 Fishing nets — Designation of netting yarns in the Tex System
Agro Textiles3
- IS 17513 Agro Textiles - Plant Support Nets for Agriculture and Horticulture Purposes - Specification
- IS 17728 Agro Textiles - High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Laminated Woven Lay Flat Tube and Fittings for use…
- IS 17730 (Part 1) Agro Textiles — Hail Protection Nets for Agriculture and Horticulture Purposes — Specification Part 1 Warp…
Jute agro-textile1
Polypropylene Spun Bonded Non-Woven Crop Covers and Fruit Skirting Bag1
Jute agrotextiles for growth of plant and suppression of weeds1
Agro-Textiles Flexible Water Storage Tank for Agriculture and Horticul1
Agro-Textiles Hail Protection Nets for Agriculture and Horticulture Pu1
Agro-Textiles Laminated Woven Orchard Protection Covers Specification1
Methods of test for fishing gear materials1
Ropes and cordage1
Polyolefin agricultural twines1
Sisal agricultural twines1
Laws and mandatory certification
Instruments in the regulation register whose obligations name this class’s products. In force first; rescinded and replaced orders stay listed as history.
Upcoming trade fairs
No fair is filed under this class. The general technical-textiles fairs are on the section page.
Machines
No machine in the register is filed under this class yet.
Calculators
Raw-material prices
Daily and monthly series for the fibres and feedstocks this class is mostly made from.
The site does not yet track a price for this class’s main materials (polypropylene, glass, aramid and carbon are not in the price register).
US import duty headings
The HTS headings these products usually fall under. Classification turns on the exact product, so read the lines under each heading.
India’s official HSN codes
Codes India lists as technical textiles (DGFT, 2019 and 2022) under this page’s HS headings.
| HSN code | Description |
|---|---|
| 56074100 | Binder/Baler Twine: Of Polyethylene/ Polypropylene |
| 56074900 | Other cordage etc.: Of polyethylene/ polypropylene |
| 56075010 | Nylon Fish Net Twine |
| 56075020 | Nylon Tyre Cord |
| 56075030 | Viscose Tyre Cord |
| 56075040 | Nylon Rope |
| 56075090 | Twine, Cordage, Ropes And Cables Of Other Synthetic Fibres: Other |
| 56079010 | Coir, Cordage And Ropes: Other Than Cotton |
Where to read more
SASMIRA Centre of Excellence for Agrotech Part free
Agrotextile product development, testing and demonstration, with agrotextile booklets; IIT Delhi is named as knowledge partner.