Of aramids
High-tenacity aramid synthetic filament yarn
HSN 5402 11 00 (Of aramids) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), which requires a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate confirming the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy. No additional sectoral PGA licence applies, but the PSIC condition is a mandatory customs-clearance requirement at the bill-of-entry stage.
- Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from accredited lab
- Test report from Textile Committee or CSRTI
- ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT
- 1Obtain a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate 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 to India.General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
- 2If the origin country is EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, or the United Kingdom, azo-dye testing is exempted; document the origin clearly on the bill of entry. For all other origins, the PSIC or TC/CSRTI test report is mandatory and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
The most common error on this tariff line is assuming the azo-dye exemption applies to all origins merely because the supplier is a well-known manufacturer. The exemption is jurisdiction-specific: only the nine listed countries qualify, and any origin outside that list requires a PSIC or accredited test report regardless of the supplier's reputation. Uploading a certificate of analysis or a standard quality-assurance document in place of a PSIC from an accredited laboratory will not satisfy General Note 10 and will result in consignment detention at the port of entry.