Dyed

Dyed cotton yarn, 43 to 52 metric number, not retail

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5205 33 30 (Dyed cotton yarn) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), requiring a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country certifying the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes. The requirement is grounded in General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy.

What this is

HSN code

5205 33 30

Chapter

52 · Cotton

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) Import Policy, General Note 10 (hazardous dyes)

Customs documentation

Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from accredited lab
Test report from Textile Committee or CSRTI
ITC (HS) policy declaration 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 the Textile Committee (TC) or Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (CSRTI), certifying the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes before the consignment is shipped.
General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
2
Note that the azo-dye testing exemption applies only to imports originating from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. Consignments from all other origins must carry a conforming PSIC or TC/CSRTI test report; absence of the document at the bill of entry will result in 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 common error on this tariff line is assuming the country-of-origin exemption list is broader than it is — importers from non-listed origins sometimes arrive without a PSIC on the basis that the dyes used are 'standard', but the obligation is documentary, not declaratory. A missing PSIC at the bill-of-entry stage results in consignment detention and accruing demurrage; the exemption is strictly limited to the nine named jurisdictions and does not extend to goods merely transiting through them.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5205 33 30 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers cotton yarn under this tariff line. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) Import Policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, principally through the General Note 10 requirement for a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate certifying the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes.

Which accredited laboratories can issue the PSIC for azo-dye compliance?

The PSIC must come from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country, or alternatively a valid test report from the Textile Committee or CSRTI is accepted, per DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023.

Does the azo-dye testing exemption apply to goods manufactured in a non-listed country but exported via an exempted country such as the EU?

No. The exemption is tied to the country of origin of the import, not the country of export or transhipment; goods originating outside the nine named jurisdictions require a conforming PSIC regardless of the routing.

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