Hessian fabrics

Unbleached woven hessian fabrics of jute

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5310 10 13 (Hessian fabrics) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), requiring registration with the Jute Commissioner under the Ministry of Textiles per the Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019. Bangladesh-origin unbleached jute fabrics are restricted to import exclusively through Nhava Sheva seaport and may not enter via any land port on the India-Bangladesh border, per DGFT Notification 21/2025-26 dated 27-06-2025.

What this is

HSN code

5310 10 13

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

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

Customs documentation

Registration certificate from Jute Commissioner
Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from exporter
Azo-dye test report from accredited laboratory

Compliance steps

1
Register with the Jute Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, before filing the bill of entry. All jute and jute products, including hessian fabrics, are conditionally allowed only upon production of valid Jute Commissioner registration; used jute bags are categorically not permitted under any circumstances.
Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019 · Office of the Jute Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles
2
For Bangladesh-origin consignments, route the shipment exclusively through Nhava Sheva seaport. Entry via any land port on the India-Bangladesh border is prohibited; transit of Bangladesh goods destined for Nepal or Bhutan is excepted, but re-export of those goods back into India from Nepal or Bhutan is not allowed.
DGFT Notification 21/2025-26 dated 27-06-2025 · General Notes to ITC (HS) Import Policy, sub-para 2 below para 19(1)
3
Obtain 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. Azo-dye testing is exempted for those nine origins 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 common error on this tariff line is overlooking the Jute Commissioner registration as a precondition distinct from the DGFT import-policy overlay: a consignment arriving without valid Jute Commissioner registration is liable to detention and ground rent accrual regardless of whether the azo-dye PSIC and port-routing conditions are otherwise satisfied. For Bangladesh-origin goods, shippers sometimes attempt land-port entry citing transit provisions — the carve-out applies only to Nepal- or Bhutan-bound transit, not to India-destined imports.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5310 10 13 require BIS certification?

No, unbleached woven hessian fabrics of jute 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 mandatory registration with the Jute Commissioner under the Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019.

Can Bangladesh-origin hessian fabrics be imported through Kolkata or Petrapole land ports?

No. Per DGFT Notification 21/2025-26 dated 27-06-2025, unbleached woven jute fabrics from Bangladesh may enter India only through Nhava Sheva seaport; all India-Bangladesh land ports are barred for this tariff line.

Are used hessian or jute bags importable under HSN 5310 10 13?

No. The Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019 expressly prohibits the import of used jute bags; only new jute and jute products may be imported, subject to Jute Commissioner registration.

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