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Synthetic filament yarn, other man-made fibre varieties

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5402 69 90 (Other synthetic filament yarn) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with a mandatory Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) requirement under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy. The PSIC, issued by an accredited laboratory of the exporting country or a valid test report from a Textile Committee or CSRTI laboratory, must certify the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes.

What this is

HSN code

5402 69 90

Chapter

54 · Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, General Note 10 — prohibited hazardous dyes

Customs documentation

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

Compliance steps

1
Obtain 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 dispatched to India.
General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
2
Note that 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; consignments from all other countries must be accompanied by the PSIC or valid test report at the bill of entry stage.
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 extends to goods merely transshipped through an exempt country. The exemption applies to the actual country of manufacture, not the port of transhipment; a consignment manufactured in a non-exempt country and routed through an EU hub arrives without a valid PSIC and is liable to detention at the Indian port pending production of the test report.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5402 69 90 require BIS certification?

No, synthetic filament yarn under this tariff line is not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import compliance is governed by the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with a mandatory Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate requirement under General Note 10 for prohibited hazardous dye testing.

Which countries are exempt from the azo-dye testing requirement for this HSN?

Testing for the presence of azo dyes is exempted only for imports from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom, per DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14 June 2023; all other origins require a PSIC or valid test report.

Is a test report from a domestic laboratory acceptable in place of a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate?

A valid test report from the Textile Committee or CSRTI is accepted as an 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.