Impregnated with rubber

Tyre cord fabric of nylon polyamides, rubber-impregnated

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5902 10 10 (tyre cord fabric of nylon or other polyamides, impregnated with rubber) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), requiring a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate confirming absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy. Azo-dye testing is exempted for imports originating from specified countries only.

What this is

HSN code

5902 10 10

Chapter

59 · Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles for industrial use

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, General Note 10 — hazardous dye restriction, Chapter 59

Customs documentation

Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from accredited lab
Test report from Textile Committee or CSRTI
ITC (HS) policy compliance declaration to 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 (TC) or Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (CSRTI) laboratory, certifying the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes before the consignment is shipped.
General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
2
Note that azo-dye testing exemption applies only to imports originating from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom; consignments from all other origins must carry a PSIC or valid TC/CSRTI test report, and absence of this document at the bill of entry will result in consignment detention.
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 that the rubber-impregnated industrial character of tyre cord fabric places it outside the textile hazardous-dye regime. General Note 10 applies to all textile and textile articles regardless of downstream industrial use, and a PSIC or TC/CSRTI test report is mandatory for non-exempt origins. A consignment arriving without the certificate is detained pending post-clearance laboratory testing at the importer's cost and risk.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5902 10 10 require BIS certification?

No, rubber-impregnated tyre cord fabric of nylon or other polyamides is not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import compliance is governed by the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, principally the General Note 10 requirement for a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate certifying absence of prohibited hazardous dyes.

Which countries are exempt from the azo-dye PSIC requirement for this tariff line?

Only imports originating from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom are exempt from azo-dye testing per DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023; all other origins must present a PSIC or valid TC/CSRTI test report.

Can a test report from a domestic laboratory substitute for the PSIC at the bill of entry?

No. The requirement under General Note 10 is a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country, or a valid test report from a Textile Committee or CSRTI laboratory; a post-import domestic test report does not satisfy this pre-shipment documentary condition.

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