Printed

Printed woven fabrics of vegetable textile fibres or paper yarn

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5311 00 24 (Printed woven fabrics of other vegetable textile fibres or paper yarn) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), which mandates a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate confirming the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes. This requirement flows from General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy, as affirmed by DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023.

What this is

HSN code

5311 00 24

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) Import Policy, General Note 10 (azo-dye PSIC requirement)

Customs documentation

Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from accredited lab
Test report from Textile Committee or CSRTI
ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country, or a valid test report from a Textile Committee (TC) or CSRTI laboratory, certifying the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes before the consignment is shipped.
General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
2
If the exporting country is EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, or the United Kingdom, the azo-dye testing requirement is waived; however, the PSIC for other composition and safety parameters remains mandatory and must be uploaded at the bill of entry.
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 assuming the country-of-origin exemption from azo-dye testing dispenses with the PSIC obligation entirely. The exemption applies only to the azo-dye component of testing; a PSIC covering other prohibited-dye parameters is still required for all origins, including the nine listed exempted countries. Consignments arriving without any PSIC are liable to detention and ground rent pending documentary compliance.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5311 00 24 require BIS certification?

No, woven fabrics of vegetable textile fibres and paper yarn are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, principally through the azo-dye Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate requirement under General Note 10.

Which countries are exempt from the azo-dye testing requirement under General Note 10?

Per DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023, only imports from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom are exempt from azo-dye testing; all other origins must submit a PSIC or TC/CSRTI test report confirming absence of prohibited azo dyes.

Is a test report from an Indian laboratory acceptable in place of a foreign accredited-lab PSIC?

Yes. A valid test report from a Textile Committee (TC) or CSRTI laboratory is an accepted alternative to a PSIC from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country, per General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy.

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