Coating (including suiting)

Cotton coating and suiting twill woven fabrics

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5209 43 40 (Coating including suiting) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), which requires a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) confirming absence of prohibited hazardous azo 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

5209 43 40

Chapter

52 · Cotton

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, General Note 10 — hazardous dye compliance

Customs documentation

Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from accredited laboratory
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 a Textile Committee (TC) or Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (CSRTI) laboratory, certifying the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes before shipment.
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: azo-dye testing is waived for imports originating in the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom only. For all other origins the PSIC or TC/CSRTI test report is mandatory and must accompany the bill of entry.
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 substitutes for the specific azo-dye PSIC. The requirement under General Note 10 is dye-specific: only an accredited-laboratory PSIC or a TC/CSRTI test report addressing prohibited hazardous dyes satisfies the condition. A consignment arriving with only a generic mill test report will be detained pending submission of a compliant PSIC, attracting demurrage and ground rent at the port of import.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5209 43 40 require BIS certification?

No, woven cotton coating and suiting fabrics are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate requirement for prohibited hazardous azo dyes under General Note 10.

Which countries are exempt from the azo-dye PSIC requirement for this HSN?

Imports originating in the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom are exempt from azo-dye testing; the exemption does not extend to any other origin, and the PSIC remains mandatory for all remaining countries per DGFT Public Notice 14/2023.

Can a test report from a domestic Indian laboratory substitute for the PSIC from the exporting country's accredited lab?

Only a test report from a Textile Committee or CSRTI laboratory is accepted as an alternative to the exporting-country accredited-lab PSIC; a report from any other domestic laboratory does not satisfy the General Note 10 requirement.

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