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Woven fabrics of combed wool or fine animal hair, other

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5112 19 90 (woven fabrics of combed wool or combed fine animal hair) is subject to ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), which mandates a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate covering the absence of prohibited hazardous dyes under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy.

What this is
HSN code
5112 19 90
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 prohibition), Chapter 51
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. 1
    Obtain a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country, or a valid test report from the Textile Committee (TC) or Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (CSRTI), certifying the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes before the consignment is dispatched.
    General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
  2. 2
    Note the country-of-origin exemption: azo-dye testing 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 or TC/CSRTI test report is mandatory and its absence at the bill of entry will result in consignment detention.
    General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is assuming the azo-dye testing exemption extends to all origins because a supplier is headquartered in an exempted country. The exemption tracks the country of manufacture, not the country of the exporting company; fabric woven in a non-exempt country and shipped through, say, a UK trading house does not qualify. A missing or non-conforming PSIC at the bill of entry triggers detention, and no post-arrival rectification of this document is permissible.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 5112 19 90 require BIS certification?
No, woven fabrics of combed wool or fine animal hair fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, specifically the hazardous-dye prohibition under General Note 10 and DGFT Public Notice 14/2023.
Which laboratories are accepted for the Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate?
The PSIC must be issued by an accredited laboratory of the exporting country; alternatively, a valid test report from the Textile Committee or CSRTI is accepted, per General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy.
What happens if the PSIC is not available at the time of filing the bill of entry?
The consignment is liable to detention at the port of import; customs out-of-charge cannot be granted without the mandatory PSIC or TC/CSRTI test report on record.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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