Towels, other than terry towel
Cotton towels (not terry, not knitted or crocheted)
HSN 6304 92 60 (Towels, other than terry towel) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), which mandates a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate covering the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy. Imports from origins outside the exempt-country list require testing by an accredited laboratory of the exporting country or a valid test report from the Textile Committee or CSRTI.
- Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from accredited lab
- Test report from Textile Committee or CSRTI
- ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT
- 1Obtain a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate (PSIC) from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country, or a valid test report from the Textile Committee (TC) or Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (CSRTI), certifying the absence of prohibited hazardous azo dyes before the consignment is dispatched.General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
- 2Verify whether the exporting country qualifies for the azo-dye testing exemption. Exemption from azo-dye testing applies only to imports originating from the EU, Serbia, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the United Kingdom; all other origins require the PSIC at the bill of entry.General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023
The most common error on this tariff line is assuming the azo-dye testing exemption applies to a country of manufacture that ships via an exempt country. The exemption is tied to the origin of the goods, not the port of export or the country of the issuing laboratory; a consignment manufactured outside the nine exempt jurisdictions and routed through, say, Germany still requires a PSIC from an accredited laboratory, and its absence will result in consignment detention pending re-testing at the importer's cost.