Furnishing fabrics (excluding pile and chenille fabrics)

Plain weave cotton furnishing fabrics mixed with man-made fibres

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5211 51 20 (Furnishing fabrics excluding pile and chenille fabrics) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), requiring a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate confirming absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy. Imports from most origins must present a PSIC from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country or a valid test report from the Textile Committee or CSRTI.

What this is

HSN code

5211 51 20

Chapter

52 · Cotton

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, General Note 10 — hazardous dye testing, Chapter 52

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 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
Verify whether the country of origin is among the azo-dye-testing-exempt origins — EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and United Kingdom — before relying on the exemption. All other origins must present the PSIC or TC/CSRTI test report; absence of this document 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 that the azo-dye testing exemption applies to all supplier countries. The exemption is confined to nine named jurisdictions; importers sourcing from any other country — including major textile-exporting nations such as China, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Turkey — must produce the PSIC or TC/CSRTI test report at the bill of entry stage, and a missing certificate will trigger detention and potential demurrage while corrective documentation is sourced.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5211 51 20 require BIS certification?

No, woven cotton furnishing 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 for hazardous azo-dye absence mandated under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy.

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

Imports from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom are exempt from azo-dye testing per DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023; all other origins must furnish a PSIC from an accredited exporting-country laboratory or a valid TC or CSRTI test report.

Can a Textile Committee test report substitute for a PSIC from the exporting country's laboratory?

Yes. A valid test report from the Textile Committee (TC) or CSRTI is an accepted alternative to a PSIC from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country, per General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy.

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