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Woven fabrics of flax, other unbleached or bleached types

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5309 19 90 (Other woven fabrics of flax) is subject to import policy controls administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 53. A Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate certifying absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes is mandatory under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy. Consignments originating from Bangladesh are additionally restricted to entry through Nhava Sheva seaport only, with land-port entry on the India-Bangladesh border prohibited.

What this is

HSN code

5309 19 90

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, General Note 10 and Chapter 53

Customs documentation

Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from accredited lab
Test report from Textile Committee or CSRTI
Port-compliance declaration to CBIC

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. Imports from EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom are exempt from azo-dye testing only; all other origins must comply.
General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
2
If the consignment originates from Bangladesh, route it exclusively through Nhava Sheva seaport. Entry through any land port on the India-Bangladesh border is not permitted; re-export of Bangladesh goods transiting Nepal or Bhutan back into India is also prohibited.
DGFT Notification 21/2025-26 dated 27-06-2025 · New sub-para 2 below Para 19(1) of General Notes regarding Import Policy

A word of counsel

The Bangladesh port restriction under DGFT Notification 21/2025-26 is the single most common trap on this tariff line: importers routing Bangladesh-origin flax fabric through a land border port — including multimodal routings that touch an India-Bangladesh land crossing — face consignment detention and re-export without the option of in-transit diversion. Confirm the bill of lading and vessel itinerary show Nhava Sheva as the port of discharge before the shipment is loaded.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5309 19 90 require BIS certification?

No, woven fabrics of flax fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with a mandatory Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate for azo-dye compliance under General Note 10 and a port restriction for Bangladesh-origin goods.

Which countries are exempt from the azo-dye Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate requirement?

Only 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 present a PSIC or valid TC/CSRTI test report.

Can Bangladesh-origin woven flax fabric transit through Nepal or Bhutan and then be imported into India?

No. DGFT Notification 21/2025-26 explicitly prohibits re-export of Bangladesh goods to India from Nepal or Bhutan, and the Nhava Sheva-only restriction applies regardless of transit routing.

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