Embroidered with Lucknow Chikan Craft

Women's artificial fibre garments embroidered with Lucknow Chikan Craft

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 6204 44 10 covers women's and girls' woven garments of artificial fibres embroidered with Lucknow Chikan Craft, which is subject to the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under DGFT Notification 20/2015-20 dated 07-07-2022. Classification under this tariff line requires the craft to be recognised under Geographical Indication No. 119 and produced by a certified user registered in the GI Registry. A Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate for azo-dye absence under General Note 10 applies as an additional documentation requirement.

What this is

HSN code

6204 44 10

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy, Chapter 62 (GI No. 119 — Lucknow Chikan Craft)

Customs documentation

GI-compliance declaration from DGFT
Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from exporter
Test report from Textile Committee

Compliance steps

1
Confirm that the embroidery qualifies as Lucknow Chikan Craft under GI No. 119 of the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999, and that the manufacturer is a certified user listed in the GI Registry. Goods produced by a non-registered manufacturer cannot lawfully be classified under this tariff line and will be re-assessed at import.
DGFT Notification 20/2015-20 dated 07-07-2022 · Supplementary Notes 3(a) and 3(b) of Chapter 62, ITC (HS)
2
Accompany the consignment with 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, 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 only.
General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
3
Where the consignment originates from Bangladesh, verify applicability of DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025. If the goods are not listed as exempted under Paragraphs 2 and 3, the port-restriction conditions stated in Paragraph 1 of the General Notes apply and the bill of entry must be filed at a notified port.
DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025 · General Notes Para 19, ITC (HS) 2022

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is failing to secure documentary evidence of the manufacturer's standing in the GI Registry before shipment. A certificate of GI-user status from the Geographical Indication Registry is not a routine textile document and is rarely obtained by freight forwarders; consignments arriving without it face reclassification out of HSN 6204 44 10, potential mis-declaration proceedings under the Customs Act, 1962, and detention while the importer attempts retrospective verification of GI eligibility.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 6204 44 10 require BIS certification?

No, woven garments of artificial fibres embroidered with Lucknow Chikan Craft 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 under DGFT Notification 20/2015-20, with a mandatory GI-user certification condition under Supplementary Notes 3(a) and 3(b) of Chapter 62.

What evidence of GI certification must the exporter provide at the bill of entry?

The exporter must be a certified user registered against GI No. 119 in the Geographical Indication Registry; the importer should obtain documentary proof of that registration — typically a GI-user certificate — before shipment, as customs may require it to sustain the tariff classification.

Do the Bangladesh port restrictions under DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 apply to this HSN?

They apply where the consignment originates from Bangladesh and the goods are not covered by the exemptions in Paragraphs 2 and 3 of General Notes Para 19; exempted categories are permitted to enter through unrestricted ports, but all other Bangladesh-origin apparel must use the notified ports stated in Paragraph 1.

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