Functions

Pakistan Cotton Standards Institute (PCSI)

 

Set up in 1994

Under Cotton Standardization Act 2002, following functions assigned to PCSI:

 

1. To establish cotton standards, grading and quality control systems in the picking, handling and sale of cotton;
2. To reduce contamination in cotton picking processes;
3. To conduct grading of seed cotton and classification of lint cotton through its Classers or the approved private inspection companies;
4. To pre-qualify the private inspection companies for certifying the quality of cotton;
5. To conduct training and examination in cotton grading and cotton classing for growers, ginners, spinners, exporters and other persons of public and private sectors and awarding the certificate;
6. lay down the policy and program and its implementation for training in arbitration, cotton classification and cotton fiber testing.