Other
Salt, sodium chloride, and sea water, other forms
HSN 2501 00 90 (salt, pure sodium chloride, and sea water — other than table salt or denatured salt in their primary forms) is not covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order and carries no Partner Government Agency clearance requirement at the tariff-line level. Import follows the standard customs procedure: Importer-Exporter Code (IEC), bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Salt intended for human consumption, food processing, or pharmaceutical use may fall under a more specific classification that does carry compliance, making accurate tariff-line selection the principal importer risk.
The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend to edible or iodised table salt, which may attract food-safety clearance requirements under separate classification, nor to salt used as a chemical feedstock, which may be regulated under downstream chapter headings. Customs re-classification on examination — particularly where the declared use shifts the product toward a regulated grade — triggers retrospective compliance and potential detention pending the relevant licence or certificate. Confirm the precise grade, intended end-use, and physical form against the customs tariff before relying on the absence of compliance here.