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Non-knitted cotton furnishing articles for medical use (dental bibs, napkins)
HSN 6304 92 29 (non-knitted cotton furnishing articles for medical use) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 17354:2020 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 01 April 2024, by virtue of the Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Second Amendment Order, 2025. Directorate General of Foreign Trade textile import policy controls apply as a separate customs-clearance overlay.
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 17354:2020. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope (dental bibs or napkins), and licensed manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Second Amendment Order, 2025 · S.O. 4634(E) dated 23-10-2024
- 2Ensure each dental bib or napkin 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 primary packaging, not the outer shipping carton alone.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · S.O. 4634(E) dated 23-10-2024
- 3Obtain a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country 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.General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
- 4Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number and attach the PSIC on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L against the BIS register in real time; an absent, expired, or scope-mismatched CM/L triggers consignment detention, demurrage, and potential re-export or confiscation.Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Second Amendment Order, 2025 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
The single most common error on this tariff line is treating the product as a general cotton furnishing article rather than a notified medical textile. The BIS QCO scope under IS 17354:2020 targets dental bibs and napkins specifically; importers who classify the same item as a generic cotton make-up article and clear it without a CM/L-licensed supplier find themselves exposed to detention and monetary penalty on audit, because the product description and end-use — not the heading alone — determine QCO applicability. Confirm the supplier's CM/L scope explicitly covers dental bibs or napkins before shipment, not retrospectively at port.