Decorative fabrics

Woven jute bast fibre decorative fabrics

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5310 90 20 (Decorative fabrics) is subject to the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with mandatory registration of the importer with the Jute Commissioner under the Jute Import Order dated 23 September 2019. Imports of jute fabrics originating from Bangladesh are additionally restricted to Nhava Sheva seaport only, with land-port entry on the India-Bangladesh border expressly prohibited.

What this is

HSN code

5310 90 20

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

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

Customs documentation

Jute Commissioner registration from Ministry of Textiles
Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from exporter
Test report from Textile Committee

Compliance steps

1
Register with the Jute Commissioner, Ministry of Textiles, before filing the bill of entry. The Jute Import Order dated 23 September 2019 makes this registration a condition precedent to import; consignments arriving without current registration are liable to detention. Used jute bags are prohibited outright and cannot be imported under any authorisation.
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. Land-port entry at any India-Bangladesh border point is prohibited under DGFT Notification 21/2025-26 and Notification 24/2025-26; consignments routed via a land port are subject to seizure regardless of Jute Commissioner registration.
DGFT Notification 21/2025-26 dated 27-06-2025 · DGFT Notification 24/2025-26 dated 11-08-2025
3
Accompany the consignment with a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country, or a valid test report from a Textile Committee or CSRTI laboratory, certifying absence of prohibited azo dyes. The azo-dye testing exemption applies only to imports originating from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom.
General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is overlooking the Jute Commissioner registration as a pre-import step distinct from the DGFT ITC (HS) policy condition. An importer who secures DGFT compliance but has not registered with the Jute Commissioner will face consignment detention at the port of entry; the registration is not a post-facto rectifiable deficiency. For Bangladesh-origin consignments, confirming Nhava Sheva as the designated load port before vessel booking is essential — a post-departure port correction attracts a separate DGFT-policy enforcement action.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5310 90 20 require BIS certification?

No, woven jute bast fibre decorative fabrics are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) Restricted policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with Jute Commissioner registration under the Jute Import Order dated 23 September 2019 as the operative licence condition.

Are Bangladesh-origin jute fabric consignments allowed through land ports on the India-Bangladesh border?

No. Per DGFT Notifications 21/2025-26 and 24/2025-26, bleached and unbleached woven fabrics of jute from Bangladesh may enter India only through Nhava Sheva seaport; the land-port restriction applies to all such consignments, including decorative fabrics under this tariff line.

Is the PSIC requirement waived for any country of origin?

The azo-dye testing component of the Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate is exempted for imports originating from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom only; a PSIC covering composition and other hazardous-dye parameters remains required for all origins.

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