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Printed woven fabrics of carded wool mixed with man-made staple fibres

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5111 30 40 (Printed woven fabrics of carded wool mixed with man-made staple fibres) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), which mandates a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate for hazardous-dye absence on all textile imports. DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 and General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Policy govern the azo-dye testing requirement, with a country-of-origin-based exemption for nine specified nations.

What this is

HSN code

5111 30 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 regime)

Customs documentation

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

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country, or a valid test report from a Textile Committee (TC) or Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (CSRTI) laboratory, certifying the absence of prohibited hazardous dyes. This document must be presented at the bill of entry for customs clearance.
General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
2
If the consignment originates from EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, or the United Kingdom, azo-dye testing is exempted for those origins only. For all other countries of origin, the PSIC covering azo-dye absence remains 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 composition or a general quality test report satisfies the PSIC requirement. The PSIC must specifically certify absence of prohibited hazardous dyes from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country or a TC/CSRTI report; a generic mill certificate does not discharge the obligation. Consignments arriving without a conforming PSIC are liable to detention and ground rent at the port of import pending documentary rectification.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5111 30 40 require BIS certification?

No, woven fabrics of carded wool mixed with man-made staple fibres are not subject to any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, principally the hazardous-dye PSIC requirement under General Note 10 and DGFT Public Notice 14/2023.

Is the azo-dye testing exemption available to all exporters in the listed nine countries?

The exemption applies by country of origin only — EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom; the PSIC for other prohibited hazardous dyes and composition parameters remains required even for these origins.

What happens if the PSIC is missing at the time of filing the bill of entry?

Customs will withhold out-of-charge, and the consignment is detained at the port; demurrage and ground rent accrue until a conforming PSIC or TC/CSRTI test report is produced, as the document is a mandatory pre-clearance requirement under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Policy.

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