Of yarns of different colours

Other woven cotton fabrics of yarns of different colours

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5212 24 00 (Of yarns of different colours) 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. The PSIC must be issued by an accredited laboratory of the exporting country or a valid test report from a Textile Committee or CSRTI laboratory.

What this is

HSN code

5212 24 00

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 compliance 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 CSRTI laboratory, certifying the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes. This document is mandatory at the bill of entry for all origins except EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.
General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
2
Upload the PSIC or test report in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. For consignments originating from the nine exempt countries, confirm the country of origin at the bill of entry stage; testing for azo-dye presence is waived for those origins only, and the exemption does not extend to other ITC (HS) compliance requirements.
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 azo-dye exemption applies to all test parameters in the PSIC: the exemption covers only the testing for azo-dye presence for the nine listed countries and does not waive other hazardous-substance checks or General Note 10 compliance obligations. Importers sourcing from blended supply chains — where fabric is woven in a non-exempt country using yarn from an exempt country — must treat the country of manufacture, not the yarn origin, as the determinative origin for exemption purposes.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5212 24 00 require BIS certification?

No, woven cotton fabrics fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, principally requiring a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate for absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes under General Note 10.

Which countries are exempt from azo-dye testing for this tariff line?

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

Can a test report from a domestic laboratory substitute for the PSIC at the bill of entry?

No. General Note 10 requires the PSIC from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country or a valid test report from a Textile Committee or CSRTI laboratory; a domestic Indian laboratory report is not an accepted substitute under the current policy.

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