Filtering or straining cloth of a kind used in oil presses or the like, including that of human hair

Filtering or straining cloth for oil presses

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 5911 40 00 (Filtering or straining cloth of a kind used in oil presses or the like, including that of human hair) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), requiring a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate confirming the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes under General Note 10. This textile-specific documentation requirement applies at the bill-of-entry stage for all exporting countries except designated exempt origins.

What this is

HSN code

5911 40 00

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 dyes)

Customs documentation

Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from accredited lab
Test report from Textile Committee or CSRTI
Azo-dye exemption 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 (TC) or CSRTI laboratory, certifying the absence of prohibited hazardous dyes. This document must be in hand before the consignment is dispatched.
General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
2
If the consignment originates from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, or the United Kingdom, azo-dye testing is exempted for those origins only. Retain documentary evidence of the country of origin to support the exemption claim 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 that the industrial end-use of the fabric — filtration in oil presses — places it outside the textile-specific hazardous-dye documentation regime. General Note 10 applies to all textile and textile articles under Chapter 59 regardless of their functional classification; a consignment arriving without a valid PSIC or TC/CSRTI test report from a non-exempt origin will be detained at the port of entry pending production of the required certificate.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 5911 40 00 require BIS certification?

No, filtering or straining cloth for oil presses falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, principally the General Note 10 hazardous-dye documentation requirement.

Is a PSIC required if the fabric is sourced from Japan or Australia?

Testing for the presence of azo dyes is exempted for imports from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom only; the PSIC for other composition parameters and the country-of-origin evidence remain required even for these exempt origins.

What happens if the PSIC is missing at the bill of entry for a non-exempt origin?

The consignment is liable to detention at the port of entry until the PSIC or a valid TC/CSRTI test report is produced, with demurrage and ground rent accruing in the interim; clearance cannot be granted under General Note 10 without the certificate.

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