Of cotton

Knitted or crocheted cotton bed linen (medical bed sheets, pillow covers)

BIS QCO APPLICABLE · ISI MARK SCHEME · IS 17630

HSN 6302 10 10 (knitted or crocheted cotton bed linen) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 17630:2021 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 01 April 2024, by virtue of the Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order and its Second Amendment 2025. Directorate General of Foreign Trade textile-import policy controls, including Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate requirements, apply as a separate customs-clearance overlay.

What this is

HSN code

6302 10 10

Chapter

63 · Other made-up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and rags

BIS QCO

Applicable · ISI Mark Scheme · CM/L required

Indian Standard

IS 17630:2021 · effective 01-04-2024

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 17630:2021 for medical textile bed sheets and pillow covers. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.
Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order Second Amendment 2025 · S.O. 4634(E) dated 23-10-2024
2
Ensure every article bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number under Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. The standard mark must appear on the product or its label, not on outer packaging alone.
Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · S.O. 4634(E) dated 23-10-2024
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 the 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 PSIC or valid test report. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or scope-mismatched CM/L triggers consignment detention.
Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order Second Amendment 2025 · S.O. 3526(E) dated 30-07-2025 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is importing general-purpose cotton bed linen under HSN 6302 10 10 without recognising that the Medical Textiles QCO scope under IS 17630:2021 extends specifically to medical-use bed sheets and pillow covers — not all knitted cotton bed linen. Importers who treat this as an ordinary textile import and omit the BIS CM/L verification face consignment detention at port, because the QCO notification and its amendments (S.O. 4634(E), S.O. 4(E), S.O. 3526(E)) leave no product-description carve-out for non-medical end-use within this tariff item.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 6302 10 10 require BIS certification?

Yes. Medical textile bed sheets and pillow covers of cotton falling under this tariff line must conform to IS 17630:2021 under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 01 April 2024, per the Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order and its Second Amendment 2025.

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

Yes. A PSIC from an accredited laboratory or a valid test report from TC or CSRTI is required under the DGFT textile import policy to certify 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.

Which notifications govern the BIS QCO obligation and its amendments for this tariff line?

The governing notifications are S.O. 4634(E) dated 23 October 2024, S.O. 4(E) dated 01 January 2025, and S.O. 3526(E) dated 30 July 2025, together constituting the Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order Second Amendment 2025; the original enforcement date of 01 April 2024 traces to the parent QCO.

Does a single CM/L licence cover all cotton bed linen variants from the same manufacturer?

No. The CM/L is scope-specific by product type, specification, and manufacturing facility; bed sheets or pillow covers outside the licensed product scope or produced at an unlicensed plant are not covered.

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