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Unbleached woven fabrics of jute or bast fibres

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5310 10 19 (unbleached woven fabrics of jute or other textile bast fibres) is subject to 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 September 2019. A Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate covering azo-dye absence is mandatory under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy, and imports from Bangladesh are restricted to Nhava Sheva seaport only.

What this is

HSN code

5310 10 19

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

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. Import of jute and jute products without this registration is not permitted under the Jute Import Order dated 23 September 2019; the registration certificate must be available for customs verification at the port.
Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019, Office of the Jute Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles
2
Accompany the consignment with a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country certifying absence of prohibited azo dyes. Imports from EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and United Kingdom are exempt from azo-dye testing only; all other origins require the certificate.
General Note 10 of ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
3
If importing from Bangladesh, route the consignment exclusively through Nhava Sheva seaport; import via any land port on the India-Bangladesh border is prohibited. Note that Bangladesh goods to Nepal or Bhutan may transit through India, but re-export of those goods back into India from Nepal or Bhutan is not permitted.
DGFT Notification 21/2025-26 dated 27-06-2025

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is overlooking the Jute Commissioner registration as a pre-import requirement and treating it as a post-clearance formality. Customs will not grant out-of-charge without evidence of valid registration, and there is no provision for interim clearance pending registration. Importers sourcing from Bangladesh must also verify the bill of lading port of loading and the Indian port of discharge simultaneously — a Bangladesh-origin consignment routed to any port other than Nhava Sheva is liable to detention and re-export.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5310 10 19 require BIS certification?

No, unbleached woven fabrics of jute and bast fibres are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with mandatory Jute Commissioner registration under the Jute Import Order dated 23 September 2019.

Is the import of used jute bags permitted under this tariff line?

No. The Jute Import Order dated 23 September 2019 explicitly prohibits the import of used jute bags; only new jute fabric products with valid Jute Commissioner registration are permitted.

Does the Bangladesh port restriction apply to goods transiting India for Nepal or Bhutan?

The Nhava Sheva-only restriction does not apply to Bangladesh exports to Nepal or Bhutan transiting through India, but re-export of those Bangladesh goods back into India from Nepal or Bhutan is prohibited under DGFT Notification 21/2025-26.

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