Carpets and other floor coverings, of silk

Woven silk carpets and other silk floor coverings

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5702 99 20 (Carpets and other floor coverings, of silk) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), which requires a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate covering the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes under General Note 10. Imports from origins outside a specified exempted-country list must be accompanied by a valid test report from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country or from a Textile Committee or CSRTI laboratory.

What this is

HSN code

5702 99 20

Chapter

57 · Carpets and other textile floor coverings

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, General Note 10, Chapter 57

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 (PSIC) from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country, or a valid test report from a Textile Committee or CSRTI laboratory, certifying the absence of prohibited hazardous azo 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
2
Confirm the country of origin: azo-dye testing is exempted only for imports from EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom. For all other origins, the PSIC or accredited-laboratory test report is mandatory and cannot be substituted by an importer's declaration.
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 origin-based azo-dye exemption applies to all textile imports without verifying the exporting country against the closed list. A silk carpet consignment from a non-exempt origin without a valid PSIC or TC/CSRTI test report will be detained at customs pending document production, accumulating demurrage and ground rent; the exemption list is country-specific and does not extend to free-trade-agreement partners not named in the notice.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5702 99 20 require BIS certification?

No, woven silk floor coverings fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with a mandatory Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate for azo-dye absence under General Note 10.

Which countries are exempt from azo-dye testing for this tariff line?

Per DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023, azo-dye testing is exempted only for imports from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom; all other origins must furnish a PSIC or accredited-laboratory test report.

Can a test report from the importer's own laboratory substitute for the accredited-lab PSIC?

No. General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy requires either a PSIC from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country or a valid test report issued by a Textile Committee or CSRTI laboratory; an in-house importer's report does not satisfy this requirement.

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