Blocks

Marble blocks cut into rectangular slabs

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 2515 12 10 (Marble blocks) is subject to the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with a Minimum Import Price (MIP) of US$ 200 per metric tonne as the operative free-import threshold. A separate bilateral track permits up to 10,000 MT of marble annually from Bhutan without the MIP condition, subject to a DGFT Registration Certificate under policy conditions (2) and (3) of Chapter 25.

What this is

HSN code

2515 12 10

Chapter

25 · Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy with MIP, Chapter 25

Customs documentation

MIP-compliant CIF declaration to DGFT
Registration Certificate from DGFT
ITC (HS) policy compliance declaration

Compliance steps

1
Verify that the CIF value of the consignment is at or above US$ 200 per metric tonne before filing the bill of entry. Consignments falling below this MIP threshold are not freely importable and remain subject to Restricted-import enforcement under the ITC (HS) 2022 Schedule I policy.
ITC (HS) 2022 Schedule I Import Policy · policy condition of Chapter 25
2
If importing marble from Bhutan under the annual quota of 10,000 MT without the MIP condition, obtain a valid Registration Certificate issued by DGFT before shipment. The quota operates on a financial-year basis and the procedure for issuance of the Registration Certificate is governed by DGFT Notification 61/2015-20 dated 20-03-2023.
DGFT Notification 60/2015-20 dated 14-03-2023 · S.O. 1207(E) dated 14-03-2023 · policy conditions (2) and (3) of Chapter 25
3
Ensure compliance with para 1 (i to vii) and para 2 of DGFT Notification 61/2015-20 dated 20-03-2023 covering the application and issuance procedure for the Registration Certificate for Bhutan-origin marble imports under HS codes 2515 or 6802 without the MIP condition.
DGFT Notification 61/2015-20 dated 20-03-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is conflating the general MIP-compliance track with the Bhutan bilateral track: importers sourcing from Bhutan at below US$ 200 per MT sometimes file without a DGFT Registration Certificate, assuming the bilateral arrangement is self-executing. It is not — the Registration Certificate must be in hand before shipment, the annual 10,000 MT quota is tracked on a financial-year basis, and exhaustion of the quota reverts the import to the standard Restricted-import MIP regime with no grace period.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2515 12 10 require BIS certification?

No, marble blocks cut into rectangular slabs are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with a Minimum Import Price of US$ 200 per metric tonne as the operative free-import condition.

Is the DGFT Registration Certificate required for all marble imports or only for Bhutan-origin shipments?

The Registration Certificate requirement applies specifically to the Bhutan bilateral track — imports of up to 10,000 MT annually from Bhutan without the MIP condition under policy conditions (2) and (3) of Chapter 25 per DGFT Notification 60/2015-20. Standard-origin imports at or above the MIP of US$ 200 per MT do not require a Registration Certificate.

What happens if the 10,000 MT annual Bhutan quota is exhausted before the financial year ends?

Once the 10,000 MT annual quota is exhausted, further imports of marble from Bhutan revert to the standard Restricted-import regime, meaning the MIP of US$ 200 per metric tonne applies and below-MIP consignments become non-freely importable for the remainder of that financial year.

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