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Woven carpets and textile floor coverings of other materials

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5702 99 90 (woven carpets and textile floor coverings of other textile materials) is subject to import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy. A Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate confirming the absence of prohibited azo dyes is required, with testing exemptions applying only for imports from specified countries.

What this is

HSN code

5702 99 90

Chapter

57 · Carpets and other textile floor coverings

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) Import Policy, General Note 10 (azo-dye PSIC requirement)

Customs documentation

Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from accredited lab
Test report from Textile Committee or CSRTI
Azo-dye compliance 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. This document must be presented at the bill-of-entry stage before out-of-charge.
General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
2
Confirm the country of origin before shipment. Azo-dye testing is exempted only for imports from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom; consignments from all other origins must carry a laboratory-issued PSIC covering azo-dye absence.
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 azo-dye testing exemption applies to any origin perceived as a developed market. The exemption is exhaustive and country-specific — the nine named jurisdictions only. Consignments from any origin outside that list arriving without a valid PSIC or accredited test report are liable to detention at port pending documentary rectification, and demurrage accrues from the date of detention.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5702 99 90 require BIS certification?

No, woven textile floor coverings are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy, with a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate requirement for azo-dye absence.

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; the PSIC or Textile Committee test report remains mandatory for all other origins.

Can a Textile Committee test report substitute for the PSIC from an accredited laboratory?

Yes. A valid test report from the Textile Committee (TC) or Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (CSRTI) laboratory is accepted as an alternative to a PSIC from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy.

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