Overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks and similar articles

Men's and boys' cotton overcoats, raincoats, capes and similar articles

BIS QCO APPLICABLE · ISI MARK SCHEME · IS 17286

HSN 6201 30 10 (men's and boys' cotton overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks and similar articles) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 17286:2019 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 13 October 2023, by virtue of the Protective Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2022. Directorate General of Foreign Trade textile import policy controls apply as a separate customs-clearance overlay.

What this is

HSN code

6201 30 10

Chapter

62 · Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted

BIS QCO

Applicable · ISI Mark Scheme · CM/L required

Indian Standard

IS 17286:2019 · effective 13-10-2023

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 17286:2019. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and manufacturing facility address on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.
Protective Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2022 · S.O. 1707(E) dated 10-04-2023
2
Ensure each article bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number in accordance with Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product or its permanent label, not on outer packaging alone.
Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Protective Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2022
3
Accompany the consignment with a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from an accredited laboratory certifying absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes. Imports from the European Union, 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 PSIC and any required test reports. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or product-scope-mismatched CM/L triggers consignment detention.
Protective Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2022 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
5
If the consignment originates in Bangladesh, verify whether the goods fall within the port restrictions introduced under paragraph 19 of the general notes to the import policy. Goods outside the documented carve-outs are restricted to specified ports of entry.
DGFT Notification 7/25-26 dated 17-05-2025 · General Note 19 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is treating the IS 17286:2019 scope as covering only waterproof rain ponchos, when the standard applies to the broader range of overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes and cloaks classified here. Importers who correctly obtain a PSIC for textile hazardous-dye compliance but fail to verify that the manufacturer holds a current CM/L against IS 17286:2019 face detention on the BIS QCO ground alone — the PSIC does not substitute for the ISI mark or the CM/L licence.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 6201 30 10 require BIS certification?

Yes. Conformity to IS 17286:2019 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 13 October 2023, by virtue of the Protective Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2022; import is permitted only from manufacturers holding a current BIS CM/L licence covering the relevant product scope and facility.

Is a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate required in addition to BIS QCO compliance?

Yes. The PSIC from an accredited laboratory certifying absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes is a separate textile import policy requirement. Imports from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom are exempt from azo dye testing but must otherwise satisfy the textile import policy framework.

Does IS 17286:2019 apply only to waterproof rain ponchos or to the full range of articles under this HSN?

The standard applies to the full product scope of overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks and similar articles classified under this tariff item, not solely to waterproof rain ponchos. The CCR reference to rain ponchos is illustrative of the scope, not a limitation of it.

Does a single CM/L licence cover all product variants and manufacturing facilities?

No. The CM/L is scope-specific by product specification, article type, and licensed manufacturing facility; garment variants or plants outside the licensed scope are not covered, and customs detains a consignment on a scope mismatch with the BIS register.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-18. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.