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Non-woven furnishing articles of other textile material (medical shoe covers)
HSN 6304 99 99 (non-knitted furnishing articles of other textile material) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 17349:2020 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 01 October 2024, by virtue of the Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2023. Directorate General of Foreign Trade textile import controls, including Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate requirements, 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 17349:2020 for medical textiles — shoe 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, 2023 · S.O. 4247(E) dated 27-09-2023 · S.O. 830(E) dated 22-02-2024
- 2Ensure every shoe cover 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 primary packaging, not on the outer shipping carton alone.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2023
- 3Obtain a Pre-Shipment Inspection Certificate from an accredited laboratory of the exporting country, or a valid test report from TC or CSRTI, 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 the PSIC reference on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or product-scope-mismatched CM/L triggers consignment detention.Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2023 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
The single most common error on this tariff line is importing generic non-woven shoe covers — marketed as disposable housekeeping or industrial PPE — without a CM/L licence against IS 17349:2020, on the assumption that the QCO applies only to clinical-grade medical textiles sourced through hospital supply chains. The Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2023 draws no such distribution-channel distinction; any shoe cover classified under this HSN and falling within the IS 17349:2020 product scope requires a CM/L licence regardless of end-use channel, and unmarked consignments are liable to detention and re-export under the BIS Act, 2016.