Printed

Printed woven fabrics of carded wool or fine animal hair

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5111 11 40 (Printed woven fabrics of carded wool) is subject to ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), requiring a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate confirming the absence of prohibited hazardous dyes under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Policy. The PSIC must be issued by an accredited laboratory of the exporting country or carry a valid test report from a Textile Committee or CSRTI laboratory.

What this is

HSN code

5111 11 40

Chapter

51 · Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, General Note 10 — hazardous dye-free certification

Customs documentation

Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from accredited laboratory
Test report from Textile Committee or CSRTI
ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country, or a valid test report from a Textile Committee or CSRTI laboratory, certifying the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes before the consignment is shipped. Failure to present this at the bill-of-entry stage will result in consignment detention.
General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
2
Note the country-of-origin exemption: testing for azo dyes is waived only for imports originating from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. For all other origins, the PSIC covering azo-dye absence is mandatory without exception.
General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that a Certificate of Analysis or a generic fabric quality report satisfies the PSIC requirement. The PSIC must specifically certify absence of prohibited hazardous dyes and must originate from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country or a Textile Committee or CSRTI laboratory — a standard supplier test report from an unaccredited laboratory does not qualify and will cause consignment detention at the port of import.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5111 11 40 require BIS certification?

No, woven fabrics of carded wool fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with a mandatory Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate for hazardous-dye absence under General Note 10.

Which countries are exempt from the azo-dye testing requirement for this tariff line?

Only imports from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom are exempt from azo-dye testing per DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023; the PSIC for all other parameters remains required regardless of origin.

Does the PSIC requirement apply to all printed carded-wool fabrics or only to those above a certain weight?

The General Note 10 PSIC requirement applies to all textile and textile articles, and HSN 5111 11 40 — covering printed woven fabrics of carded wool not exceeding 300 g/m² — falls within scope without a weight-based carve-out.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.