Turf
Tufted carpets and textile floor coverings of nylon
HSN 5703 21 00 (Tufted carpet — Turf) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate requirement covering azo-dye absence under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy. Imports from countries outside the designated exempt list must provide testing certification from an accredited laboratory confirming the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes.
- Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from accredited lab
- Azo-dye test report from exporter
- ITC (HS) policy declaration from DGFT
- 1Unless the consignment originates from EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, or the United Kingdom, obtain a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country confirming absence of prohibited azo dyes before shipment.General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
- 2At the bill of entry, upload the azo-dye test report or PSIC in e-Sanchit and confirm the origin of the consignment. Country-of-origin documentation must unambiguously establish eligibility for the azo-dye testing exemption where that exemption is claimed.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 because tufted carpets face no licence or permit requirement, the azo-dye PSIC obligation is similarly absent. General Note 10 applies independently of any licence condition, and a consignment arriving without the required test certification — regardless of commercial value — is liable to detention at port pending documentary compliance. The country-of-origin exemption covers only the nine listed jurisdictions; any third-country processing that changes origin restores the testing obligation.