Grey
Grey single cotton yarn, medium fine count (52-80 metric number)
HSN 5205 14 10 (Grey cotton yarn) is subject to the 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 azo dyes under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy. Imports from origins outside a specified nine-country exemption list must comply with azo-dye testing requirements per DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023.
- Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from accredited lab
- Azo-dye test report from exporter
- ITC (HS) policy declaration from DGFT
- 1Obtain a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country certifying absence of prohibited azo dyes, unless the consignment originates from one of the nine exempt countries: EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, or United Kingdom.General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
- 2Upload the azo-dye test report or exemption documentation in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage. Non-exempt origins without a compliant test report are liable to consignment detention pending verification.General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that the azo-dye exemption extends to all developed or treaty-partner countries beyond the nine specifically named. The exemption is an exhaustive list — EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and United Kingdom — and any origin not on that list requires a compliant Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate; arriving without one results in detention at the port of import.