Jute canvas

Unbleached woven jute canvas fabric

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5310 10 14 (Jute canvas) 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 Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019. Import of used jute bags is prohibited, and consignments of unbleached woven jute fabric originating from Bangladesh are restricted to Nhava Sheva seaport only.

What this is

HSN code

5310 10 14

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, O/O Jute Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles

Customs documentation

Registration certificate from Jute Commissioner
Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from exporter
Test report from accredited laboratory

Compliance steps

1
Register with the Jute Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, under the Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019 before filing the bill of entry. The registration certificate must accompany the consignment; import without a valid registration is not permitted under the ITC (HS) policy overlay.
Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019 · O/O Jute Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles
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 prohibited. Note that Bangladesh goods transiting India to Nepal or Bhutan are exempt from this restriction, but re-export of such goods from Nepal or Bhutan back into India is not permitted.
DGFT Notification 21/2025-26 dated 27-06-2025
3
For consignments from countries outside the azo-dye testing exemption list, obtain a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country confirming absence of prohibited azo dyes. Imports from EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom are exempt from azo-dye testing under General Note 10.
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 shipping unbleached woven jute fabric from Bangladesh through a land border port, typically Petrapole or Agartala, in the belief that general ITC (HS) port rules apply. DGFT Notification 21/2025-26 explicitly bars land-port entry for this product; consignments arriving at a land port are liable to detention and compulsory re-export, and the transit carve-out for Nepal/Bhutan does not extend to a subsequent re-import into India.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5310 10 14 require BIS certification?

No, unbleached jute canvas falls 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 Jute Commissioner registration requirement under the Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019.

Is the Nhava Sheva port restriction for Bangladesh-origin jute fabric permanent, and are there any exemptions?

The restriction is operative under DGFT Notification 21/2025-26 dated 27-06-2025; Bangladesh exports transiting India to Nepal or Bhutan are exempt, but re-export of those goods from Nepal or Bhutan into India is not permitted.

Are used jute bags classifiable under HSN 5310 10 14 for import purposes?

No. The Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019 expressly prohibits the import of used jute bags; such consignments are liable to confiscation and the registration with the Jute Commissioner does not extend to used-bag imports.

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