Of Abaca

Abaca fibre, raw or processed, tow, noils and waste

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5305 00 50 (Of Abaca) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under which all textile and textile articles require a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate covering the absence of prohibited hazardous dyes. The requirement is grounded in General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy, with azo-dye testing exempted for imports originating from specified countries only.

What this is

HSN code

5305 00 50

Chapter

53 · Other vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven fabrics of paper yarn

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, General Note 10 — hazardous dye testing, Chapter 53

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 a Textile Committee (TC) or CSRTI laboratory, certifying absence of prohibited hazardous dyes before the consignment is shipped to India.
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 qualifies for the azo-dye testing exemption: imports from the 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 comply with the full PSIC requirement.
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 natural vegetable fibres such as abaca fall outside the hazardous-dye testing regime on the basis that they are unprocessed or only partially processed. General Note 10 applies to all textile and textile articles, including raw or processed but unspun fibres under Chapter 53, without a processing-stage carve-out. A consignment arriving without a valid PSIC or TC/CSRTI test report is liable to detention at the port of import until compliant documentation is produced.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5305 00 50 require BIS certification?

No, abaca fibre and related tow, noils and waste are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, principally through the General Note 10 Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate requirement for hazardous dye absence.

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

Azo-dye testing is exempted only for imports originating from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom; the PSIC for other hazardous dye parameters and overall composition remains required regardless of origin.

Does the PSIC requirement apply to abaca fibre that is raw and unspun, not a finished textile article?

Yes. General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy applies to textile and textile articles as a category and covers raw or processed vegetable textile fibres under Chapter 53, including abaca in its unspun form under HSN 5305 00 50.

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