Of cotton

Cotton textile fabrics coated, covered or laminated with plastics

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5903 90 10 (Of cotton) is subject to ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), which mandates a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country or a valid test report from the Textile Committee or CSRTI to confirm the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes. This requirement applies under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy for all textile and textile article imports.

What this is

HSN code

5903 90 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, Chapter 59

Customs documentation

Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from accredited lab
Test report from Textile Committee or CSRTI
ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country, or a valid test report from the Textile Committee (TC) or CSRTI, certifying the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes before the consignment is dispatched.
General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
2
Note that azo-dye testing exemptions apply only to imports originating from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom; for all other origins the PSIC or TC/CSRTI test report is mandatory and must be presented at the bill-of-entry stage.
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 covers a wider list of countries than the nine specified. Imports from any country not in the enumerated list — including otherwise low-risk origins — require the PSIC or a valid TC/CSRTI test report; arrival without this document triggers detention at the port of entry and demurrage liability while a retrospective test report is arranged, which the CCR framework does not permit as a substitute for pre-shipment certification.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5903 90 10 require BIS certification?

No, cotton textile fabrics impregnated or coated with plastics are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, principally the hazardous-dye testing requirement under General Note 10.

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

Only imports 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 furnish a PSIC or a valid TC/CSRTI test report.

Can a test report from any laboratory substitute for the PSIC?

No. The test report must be from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country, the Textile Committee, or CSRTI; reports from non-accredited or unrecognised laboratories do not satisfy the General Note 10 requirement and the consignment remains liable to detention.

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