Textile fabrics, felt and felt-lined woven fabrics, coated, covered or laminated with rubber, leather or other material, of a kind used for card clothing, and similar fabrics of a kind used for other technical purposes, including narrow fabrics made of velvet impregnated with rubber, for covering weaving spindles (weaving beams)

Technical textile fabrics for card clothing and weaving spindle covers

BIS QCO APPLICABLE · ISI MARK SCHEME · IS 15041

HSN 5911 10 00 (technical textile fabrics for card clothing and weaving spindle covers) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 15041:2001 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 01 April 2025, by virtue of the Indutech QCO 2024 notified under S.O. 4326(E). Directorate General of Foreign Trade policy controls on textile imports, including Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate requirements, apply as separate customs-clearance overlays.

What this is

HSN code

5911 10 00

Chapter

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

BIS QCO

Applicable · ISI Mark Scheme · CM/L required

Indian Standard

IS 15041:2001 · effective 01-04-2025

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

BISBIS·Bureau of Indian Standards

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

Compliance steps

1
Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 15041:2001 for flat woven webbing slings of man-made fibres. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.
Indutech QCO 2024 · S.O. 4326(E) dated 03-10-2024; IS 15041:2001
2
Ensure each consignment of goods bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number under licence, per Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product or affixed label, not on packaging alone.
Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Indutech QCO 2024 · S.O. 4326(E) dated 03-10-2024
3
Obtain a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country, or a valid test report from TC or CSRTI, certifying absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes. Imports from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom are exempt from azo dye testing.
General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
4
Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number on the bill of entry, supported by the Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate and test report. Customs verifies the CM/L against the BIS register in real time; an absent, expired, or scope-mismatched licence triggers consignment detention, demurrage, and ground rent.
Indutech QCO 2024 · S.O. 4326(E) dated 03-10-2024; BIS Act, 2016; Customs Act, 1962

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is conflating the broad H1 descriptor — coated and laminated technical fabrics for card clothing and weaving spindle covers — with the narrow BIS QCO scope, which applies specifically to flat woven webbing slings made of man-made fibres under IS 15041:2001. Importers shipping card-clothing fabrics or rubber-impregnated velvet spindle covers that do not constitute flat woven webbing slings risk either unnecessary BIS compliance spend or, worse, presenting a CM/L for a product outside the licensed scope, which customs treats as a scope mismatch triggering detention identical to having no licence at all.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5911 10 00 require BIS certification?

Yes, for flat woven webbing slings of man-made fibres falling within IS 15041:2001. Conformity is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 01 April 2025, by virtue of the Indutech QCO 2024 notified under S.O. 4326(E) dated 03-10-2024.

Is a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate required separately from BIS QCO compliance?

Yes. The PSIC requirement under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy is independent of the BIS QCO obligation. Imports from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom are exempt from azo dye testing but must still satisfy composition certification requirements.

Does the BIS QCO apply to all technical fabrics under HSN 5911 10 00, or only to specific products?

The Indutech QCO 2024 scope under IS 15041:2001 covers flat woven webbing slings made of man-made fibres for general services. Card-clothing fabrics, rubber-laminated fabrics, and velvet spindle covers that do not constitute flat woven webbing slings are not within the IS 15041:2001 QCO scope.

Does a single CM/L licence cover all webbing sling specifications and manufacturing facilities?

No. The CM/L is scope-specific by product specification, construction, and licensed manufacturing facility; slings outside the licensed specification or from an unlicensed plant are not covered and are treated by customs as uncertified goods.

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