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Fibres & yarn

Raw silk — tasar (tussar)

कच्चा रेशम — तसर (टसर)

India’s production: 1,768 MT of tasar raw silk (2025-26)

producing states
4
HS codes
1
businesses use it
2

What it is

Wild (vanya) silk from silkworms reared on asan and arjun trees in forest areas. It has a natural gold-brown colour and coarse texture, used in Bhagalpuri and Champa (kosa) fabrics.

Tropical tasar and oak tasarReeled yarn and ghicha (hand-spun) yarn

Where India produces it

  1. JharkhandSaraikela Kharsawan

    873 MT of tasar silk in 2022-23, the largest of any state.

  2. ChhattisgarhJanjgir-Champa

    215 MT of tasar silk in 2022-23.

  3. Odisha

    129 MT of tasar silk in 2022-23.

  4. BiharBhagalpur

    Bhagalpur is the main tasar weaving centre; Bihar produced 36 MT of tasar in 2022-23.

Rules before you buy or sell

  • Silk Mark (Silk Mark Organisation of India, under the Central Silk Board) certifies pure silk products for buyers.

Storage and handling

Same as other silk: wrapped, cool, dry and dark, with moth protection.

Businesses that use it

Banarasi Silk Saree Weaving →Handloom and Handicrafts Retail Shop →

Sources (2)
  1. Central Silk Board — Silk Production (Sericultural statistics in India: an abstract)
  2. Central Silk Board Annual Report 2022-23, Annexure IV(B): State-wise raw silk production 2022-23 · 2023