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Handloom cotton furnishing articles, bed sheets and pillow covers

BIS QCO APPLICABLE · ISI MARK SCHEME · IS 17630

HSN 6304 92 31 (handloom cotton 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 (Second Amendment), 2025, notified under S.O. 4634(E). A Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate requirement administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade applies as a separate customs-clearance overlay.

What this is

HSN code

6304 92 31

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 address 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 each article bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number under licence per Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking 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 in 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, but the PSIC for fibre composition remains required.
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, accompanied by the Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or product-scope-mismatched licence triggers consignment detention and demurrage.
S.O. 4634(E) dated 23-10-2024 · S.O. 3526(E) dated 30-07-2025 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962

A word of counsel

The single most critical error on this tariff line is treating the QCO scope as extending to all handloom cotton furnishing articles under HSN 6304 92 31. IS 17630:2021 applies specifically to medical textile bed sheets and pillow covers; other non-knitted cotton furnishing articles classified under the same HSN are not within the QCO product scope. Importers who apply for a CM/L against a general furnishing-article scope rather than the medical textile specification — or who overlook the QCO entirely for items presented as decorative furnishings — face detention or licence-invalidity findings at port.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 6304 92 31 require BIS certification?

Yes, for medical textile bed sheets and pillow covers of handloom cotton. 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 (Second Amendment), 2025.

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

Yes. Textile imports require a PSIC from an accredited laboratory for fibre composition and azo dye testing; only imports from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the United Kingdom are exempt from the azo dye component per DGFT Public Notice 14/2023.

Do all furnishing articles under HSN 6304 92 31 fall within IS 17630:2021?

No. The QCO scope under S.O. 4634(E) is limited to medical textile bed sheets and pillow covers; handloom cotton furnishing articles outside that specification are subject to general textile import controls but are not within the Medical Textiles QCO product scope.

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

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

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