Rayon georgette

Printed woven rayon georgette fabric, artificial filament yarn

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5408 34 14 (Rayon georgette) is subject to 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, from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country or a valid test report from a Textile Committee or CSRTI laboratory, must certify absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes.

What this is

HSN code

5408 34 14

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, General Note 10 (hazardous dyes), Chapter 54

Customs documentation

Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from accredited lab
Test report from Textile Committee or CSRTI
ITC (HS) policy declaration 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. This document must accompany the bill of entry for all origins not on the exempted-country list.
General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
2
Confirm the country of export before filing. Azo-dye testing is exempted only for imports originating from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom; consignments from all other origins require a compliant PSIC or test report without exception.
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 that a country-of-origin certificate is sufficient to claim the azo-dye testing exemption. The exemption applies only to the nine specified countries, and a certificate of origin alone does not substitute for a PSIC when the exporting country is outside that list. Consignments arriving without the required test documentation are liable to detention pending re-testing or re-export at the importer's cost.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5408 34 14 require BIS certification?

No, woven rayon georgette fabric is not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, principally through the General Note 10 requirement for a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate certifying absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes.

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

Only imports from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom are exempt from azo-dye testing under DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023; all other origins must furnish the PSIC or a valid TC/CSRTI test report.

Can a test report from any laboratory substitute for the PSIC for non-exempt origins?

No. The acceptable documents are a PSIC from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country or a valid test report from a Textile Committee or CSRTI laboratory specifically; reports from other laboratories are not recognised under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy.

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