Napkins and napkin liners for babies

Disposable baby diapers, napkins and napkin liners

BIS QCO APPLICABLE · ISI MARK SCHEME · IS 17509

HSN 9619 00 30 (napkins and napkin liners for babies) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 17509:2021 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme by virtue of the Medical Textiles Quality Control Order Second Amendment 2025, with effect from 01 January 2025 for large and medium enterprises and 01 April 2025 for small and micro enterprises. No separate customs-clearance overlay beyond BIS applies to this tariff line.

What this is

HSN code

9619 00 30

Chapter

96 · Miscellaneous manufactured articles

BIS QCO

Applicable · ISI Mark Scheme · CM/L required

Indian Standard

IS 17509:2021 · effective 01-01-2025

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

BISBIS·Bureau of Indian Standards

Compliance steps

1
Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 17509:2021 for disposable baby diapers. 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
Confirm which enforcement date tier applies to the foreign manufacturer: large and medium enterprises are bound from 01-01-2025; small and micro enterprises from 01-04-2025. Source from a manufacturer whose tier corresponds to a CM/L already in force on the shipping-bill date.
S.O. 4634(E) dated 23-10-2024 · S.O. 04(E) dated 01-01-2025 · Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018
3
Ensure every unit of the consignment bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number in accordance with Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product packaging at the article level, not on the outer shipper carton alone.
Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Medical Textiles Quality Control Order Second Amendment 2025
4
Upload the mandatory documents — Certificate of Analysis, Batch Release Certificate, and Label of Consignment — to e-Sanchit before the bill of entry reaches the proper officer for Out-of-Charge. Customs verifies these document codes prior to release.
CCR mandatory document requirement for PGA-facilitated bills · e-Sanchit upload protocol
5
Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, scope-mismatched, or facility-mismatched CM/L triggers consignment detention, demurrage, and potential re-export or confiscation.
BIS Act, 2016 · Medical Textiles Quality Control Order Second Amendment 2025 · S.O. 4634(E) dated 23-10-2024

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is failing to distinguish the enterprise-size-linked enforcement dates: a supplier that qualified as a small or micro enterprise on 01 January 2025 was not yet obligated to hold a CM/L, but a large or medium enterprise supplier shipping after that date without one renders the consignment non-compliant at the Indian port of entry. Importers who do not obtain a written declaration from the foreign manufacturer confirming their enterprise-size classification and corresponding CM/L issuance date arrive at port with no recourse against detention. Verify enterprise classification and CM/L validity simultaneously — not sequentially — before the purchase order.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 9619 00 30 require BIS certification?

Yes. Disposable baby diapers, napkins and napkin liners must conform to IS 17509:2021 and bear the ISI mark under a current CM/L licence, mandatory from 01 January 2025 for large and medium enterprises and from 01 April 2025 for small and micro enterprises under the Medical Textiles Quality Control Order Second Amendment 2025.

Do different enforcement dates apply depending on the size of the manufacturer?

Yes. Large and medium enterprises are bound from 01 January 2025 per S.O. 4634(E) and S.O. 04(E); small and micro enterprises are bound from 01 April 2025 per S.O. 3526(E). The importer bears the obligation to verify which date tier governs their specific supplier.

Does IS 17509:2021 cover both baby diapers and clinical adult diapers?

IS 17509:2021 specifies requirements for both disposable baby diapers and clinical adult diapers; however, the QCO notification under S.O. 4634(E) and its amendments govern the specific product scope subject to compulsory marking — the CM/L must be verified for the exact product category being imported.

Does a single CM/L licence cover all diaper sizes and variants from the same manufacturer?

No. A CM/L licence is scope-specific by product variant and manufacturing facility; diaper sizes, product types, or production plants outside the licensed scope are not covered, and customs detains a consignment where the bill of entry describes product outside the CM/L scope.

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