Other

Sleeping bags other than those of a specific kind

BIS QCO APPLICABLE · ISI MARK SCHEME · IS 5405

HSN 9404 30 90 (sleeping bags, other) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 5405:2019, IS 17509:2021, and IS 17514:2021 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 1 January 2025, by virtue of the Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2024. No separate customs-clearance overlay beyond BIS applies to this tariff line.

What this is

HSN code

9404 30 90

Chapter

94 · Furniture; bedding, mattresses; lamps and lighting fittings

BIS QCO

Applicable · ISI Mark Scheme · CM/L required

Indian Standard

IS 5405:2019 · effective 01-01-2025

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

BISBIS·Bureau of Indian Standards

Compliance steps

1
Identify which Indian Standard governs the specific product being imported: IS 5405:2019 for sanitary napkins, IS 17509:2021 for baby diapers and clinical adult diapers, or IS 17514:2021 for reusable sanitary pads, period panties and allied hygiene articles. Confirm the applicable standard with the supplier in writing before placing the purchase order.
Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2024 · S.O. 4634(E) dated 23-10-2024
2
Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against the applicable IS standard. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and licensed manufacturing facility address on the BIS online register before the purchase order is finalised.
Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2024 · S.O. 4634(E) dated 23-10-2024
3
Ensure every article in the consignment bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number as required by Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product or its primary packaging, not on the outer carton alone.
Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2024
4
Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number and the applicable IS standard 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, 2024 · S.O. 4634(E) dated 23-10-2024 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is a regulatory record-to-product mismatch: the CCR applicable to HSN 9404 30 90 (sleeping bags, other) references IS standards that govern sanitary napkins, baby diapers, and reusable hygiene articles under the Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2024 — not conventional sleeping-bag articles. Importers who classify a general textile sleeping bag under this residual HSN and proceed without a CM/L licence against the applicable IS standard face detention because Customs will enforce the QCO as mapped to the tariff line, irrespective of the importer's characterisation of the product.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 9404 30 90 require BIS certification?

Yes. Goods classified under this tariff line are subject to the Medical Textiles (Quality Control) Order, 2024 and require an ISI Mark under a CM/L licence against IS 5405:2019, IS 17509:2021, or IS 17514:2021, as applicable, with effect from 1 January 2025.

Which Indian Standard applies to the specific product being imported?

IS 5405:2019 governs sanitary napkins; IS 17509:2021 governs baby diapers and clinical adult diapers; IS 17514:2021 governs reusable sanitary pads, period panties and allied hygiene articles. The applicable standard must match the product type declared on the bill of entry.

Does the Medical Textiles QCO apply to all products classified under the sleeping-bag residual HSN?

The QCO is mapped to this tariff line as recorded in the Customs compliance system; Customs enforces it on the basis of tariff classification. Importers must ensure the product type and the CM/L licence scope are consistent with one of the three notified IS standards.

Does a single CM/L licence cover all variants and all manufacturing facilities?

No. A CM/L licence is specific to the IS standard, the product variant, and the manufacturing facility; products outside the licensed scope or produced at an unlicensed plant are not covered and will be detained at port.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-18. Source: BIS / Indian Customs CUSDATA.