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Woven bedspreads and other furnishing articles for medical use
HSN 6304 19 90 (other woven furnishing articles) 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 as amended by the Second Amendment 2025. Directorate General of Foreign Trade textile-import policy controls, including Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate requirements, apply as separate customs-clearance overlays.
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 17630:2021. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope (bed sheets and pillow covers for medical use), and licensed 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 · S.O. 3526(E) dated 30-07-2025
- 2Ensure 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. Marking must appear on the product or its attached label, not on outer packaging alone.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · S.O. 04(E) dated 01-01-2025
- 3Accompany the consignment with a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from an accredited laboratory certifying textile composition and absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes, plus a certificate of origin and a brand-owner certificate of genuineness. Imports from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom are exempt from azo dye testing.General Notes 10 and 11 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
- 4If the consignment contains woollen or blended-woollen textiles, ensure compliance with the textile import policy governing woollen and blended textiles, including the requisite PSIC certifying composition and the brand-owner certification. These requirements operate independently of the BIS QCO obligation.General Note 11 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · Textile (Development and Regulation) Order, 2001
- 5Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number on the bill of entry along with the PSIC, certificate of origin, and brand-owner certificate. 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 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
The most common failure on this tariff line is importing general-purpose bedspreads or woven furnishing articles under HSN 6304 19 90 without BIS CM/L compliance, on the mistaken belief that the Medical Textiles QCO applies only to hospital-supply chains. The QCO scope under IS 17630:2021 attaches to the product specification — medical-use bed sheets and pillow covers conforming to that standard — not to the purchaser's identity. An importer of identically specified articles for a hotel or residential project remains subject to the same CM/L obligation if the articles fall within the standard's declared scope.