Mats and matting

Woven wool mats and matting, fine animal hair

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5702 41 30 (Mats and matting of wool or fine animal hair) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under General Note 11, read with Notification No. CER (18)/99-CLB dated 7 March 1988 and the Textile (Development and Regulation) Order, 2001. A Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate certifying textile composition, a certificate of origin, and a brand-owner genuineness certificate are mandatory accompaniments at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

5702 41 30

Chapter

57 · Carpets and other textile floor coverings

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, General Note 11; Textile (Development and Regulation) Order, 2001

Customs documentation

Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from accredited laboratory
Certificate of origin from exporter
Brand genuineness certificate from brand owner

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country certifying the composition of the woollen textile or blend. Also procure a certificate of origin and a certificate from the brand owner confirming the genuineness of the product, markings, and authority to use brand names — all three documents are mandatory at the bill of entry.
General Note 11 of ITC (HS) Import Policy · Notification No. CER (18)/99-CLB dated 7 March 1988 · Textile (Development and Regulation) Order, 2001
2
Obtain a separate PSIC from an accredited laboratory — or a valid test report from a Textile Committee or CSRTI laboratory — certifying the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes. Testing for azo-dye presence is exempted only for imports from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom; all other origins must submit the dye-composition test report.
General Note 10 of 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 arriving at the port with only the azo-dye PSIC and overlooking the separate wool-composition PSIC and brand-owner certificate required under General Note 11. These are three distinct documents with distinct purposes — composition certification, origin attestation, and brand genuineness — and a consignment missing any one of them is liable to detention and demurrage until the deficiency is remedied, as no retrospective substitution is permitted after out-of-charge.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5702 41 30 require BIS certification?

No, woven wool mats and matting fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade under General Note 11, read with the Textile (Development and Regulation) Order, 2001.

Are importers from the EU or Japan exempt from the azo-dye Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate requirement?

Exemption from azo-dye testing applies only to imports from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom per DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023; the wool-composition PSIC and brand-owner certificate under General Note 11 remain mandatory regardless of origin.

Is the brand-owner certificate required even for unbranded woollen mats?

The CCR requires a certificate from brand owners certifying genuineness of the product and authority to use brand names; where no brand mark is affixed, importers should document that position explicitly in the customs declaration to avoid detention on the grounds of a missing brand-certificate.

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