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Unbleached woven fabrics of jute or bast fibres

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5310 10 99 (unbleached woven fabrics of jute or other textile bast fibres) is subject to the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) import policy, which requires registration with the Jute Commissioner under the Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019. A Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate covering azo-dye absence is mandated under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy, and imports from Bangladesh face a designated-port restriction permitting entry only through Nhava Sheva seaport.

What this is

HSN code

5310 10 99

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

Jute Commissioner registration from Ministry of Textiles
Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from exporter
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 valid Jute Commissioner registration is not permitted; import of used jute bags is absolutely prohibited under the Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019.
Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019, O/O 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, 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
3
If importing from Bangladesh, route the consignment exclusively through Nhava Sheva seaport; entry through any land port on the India-Bangladesh border is not permitted. Note that Bangladesh goods transiting to Nepal or Bhutan through India are outside this restriction, but re-export of those goods back into India from Nepal or Bhutan is prohibited.
DGFT Notification 21/2025-26 dated 27-06-2025 · General Notes to ITC (HS) Import Policy, Para 19(1)

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is overlooking the Jute Commissioner registration as a precondition separate from customs clearance — importers who secure the PSIC and file the bill of entry before obtaining or renewing the Jute Commissioner registration face consignment detention at port. The Bangladesh-origin port restriction is equally hard: a consignment arriving at any land border port, even with valid registration, will be refused out-of-charge and is liable to re-export at the importer's cost.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5310 10 99 require BIS certification?

No, unbleached woven fabrics of jute or other textile bast fibres fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade policy under the Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019, with Jute Commissioner registration as the binding pre-import requirement.

Are used jute bags classifiable under HSN 5310 10 99 and importable?

No. Import of used jute bags is specifically prohibited under the Jute Import Order dated 23-09-2019 issued by the Office of the Jute Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, regardless of the declared tariff classification.

Does the Bangladesh-origin port restriction apply to goods merely transiting through India to Nepal or Bhutan?

No, the restriction at the new sub-para 2 below Para 19(1) of the General Notes does not apply to Bangladesh exports transiting India en route to Nepal or Bhutan; however, re-export of those goods back into India from Nepal or Bhutan is expressly prohibited under DGFT Notification 21/2025-26.

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