Weighing more than 25 g/m2 but not more than 70 g/m2
Nonwoven fabrics 25 to 70 gsm, impregnated or plain
HSN 5603 12 00 (nonwovens weighing more than 25 g/m² but not more than 70 g/m²) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), requiring a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate for hazardous-dye compliance under General Note 10. The policy condition applies to all textile and textile-article imports and is operative at the bill-of-entry stage.
- Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from accredited lab
- Test report from Textile Committee or CSRTI
- Azo-dye exemption declaration from DGFT
- 1Obtain 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, confirming the absence of prohibited hazardous dyes. Upload this document in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry.General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
- 2If the origin is EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, or the United Kingdom, azo-dye testing is exempted; document the exempted origin on the bill of entry. For all other origins, testing for prohibited azo dyes is mandatory and the PSIC must explicitly cover azo-dye absence.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 that an origin-country exemption from azo-dye testing eliminates the PSIC requirement entirely. The exemption covers only the azo-dye test parameter; a PSIC or valid test report from a TC or CSRTI laboratory confirming absence of other prohibited hazardous dyes remains mandatory regardless of origin. Presenting a general laboratory certificate that does not specifically address the prohibited-dye schedule will result in consignment detention pending a compliant PSIC.