Sacking fabrics

Unbleached woven jute sacking fabrics

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5310 10 12 (Sacking fabrics) is subject to import controls administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the ITC (HS) import policy, requiring registration with the Jute Commissioner under the Ministry of Textiles as a condition of import. Imports of unbleached woven jute fabrics originating in Bangladesh are restricted to Nhava Sheva seaport only, and a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate covering azo-dye absence is mandated under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy for most origins.

What this is

HSN code

5310 10 12

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 53 (Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019)

Customs documentation

Registration certificate from Jute Commissioner
Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from exporter
ITC (HS) policy compliance declaration to DGFT

Compliance steps

1
Obtain and hold a valid registration with the Jute Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, before filing the bill of entry. Import of jute and jute products — including sacking fabrics — without this registration is not permitted; the registration must be available for verification at customs. Import of used jute bags is categorically prohibited.
Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019, Office of the Jute Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles
2
If the consignment originates in Bangladesh, route it exclusively through Nhava Sheva seaport. Arrival at any land port on the India-Bangladesh border is not permitted for unbleached woven fabrics of jute or other textile bast fibres; re-export of Bangladesh goods to India from Nepal or Bhutan 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)
3
Accompany the consignment with a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country certifying absence of prohibited azo dyes, unless the origin is EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, or the United Kingdom, which are exempt from azo-dye testing only.
General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023

A word of counsel

The most frequently overlooked control on this tariff line is the Jute Commissioner registration, which importers sometimes conflate with a general DGFT licence; the two are distinct — a DGFT IEC does not substitute for Jute Commissioner registration. A consignment arriving at customs without the registration certificate is liable to detention pending compliance, and the Bangladesh-origin port restriction compounds this: routing a Bangladesh consignment through any land border port, even with the Jute Commissioner registration in hand, results in outright refusal of clearance under DGFT Notification 21/2025-26.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5310 10 12 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers unbleached woven jute sacking fabrics. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with Jute Commissioner registration and port-of-entry restrictions as the operative requirements.

Is there a port restriction for jute sacking fabrics imported from Bangladesh?

Yes. Per DGFT Notification 21/2025-26 dated 27-06-2025, unbleached woven fabrics of jute from Bangladesh may be imported only through Nhava Sheva seaport; all India-Bangladesh land ports are closed for this product, and re-export of such Bangladesh goods to India via Nepal or Bhutan is also prohibited.

Are imports of used jute bags under this HSN permitted?

No. The Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019 issued by the Office of the Jute Commissioner categorically prohibits the import of used jute bags; consignments of used jute bags are liable to confiscation and do not qualify for any exemption under the ITC (HS) policy.

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