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Marble and calcareous building stone blocks or slabs, cut

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 2515 12 90 (calcareous monumental or building stone, merely cut into blocks or slabs) 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. Imports from Bhutan without the MIP condition are permitted under an annual quota of 10,000 MT across ITC (HS) codes 2515 and 6802, subject to a DGFT Registration Certificate on a financial-year basis.

What this is

HSN code

2515 12 90

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 from DGFT
Registration Certificate from DGFT
ITC (HS) policy compliance from CBIC

Compliance steps

1
Verify that the consignment CIF value is at or above US$ 200 per metric tonne before filing the bill of entry. A CIF-deficient consignment triggers Restricted-import enforcement under the ITC (HS) policy; document the CIF value explicitly in the bill of entry to satisfy the MIP condition under policy conditions (2) and (3) of Chapter 25.
ITC (HS) 2022 Schedule I · DGFT Notification 60/2015-20 dated 14-03-2023 · S.O. 1207(E) dated 14-03-2023
2
If importing marble from Bhutan under the annual 10,000 MT MIP-exempt quota, obtain a valid Registration Certificate issued by DGFT before the bill of entry is filed. The quota operates on a financial-year basis across HSN codes 2515 and 6802 combined, and the RC must be current and valid at the time of import.
DGFT Notification 60/2015-20 dated 14-03-2023 · S.O. 1207(E) dated 14-03-2023
3
For Registration Certificate applications under the Bhutan-origin MIP-exempt scheme, comply with the procedure set out in paragraphs 1(i) to 1(vii) and paragraph 2 of DGFT Notification 61/2015-20. The issuance procedure for the RC is separately notified by DGFT under that notification.
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 regime (US$ 200 per MT, applicable to all origins) with the Bhutan-specific RC-based quota. Importers sourcing from Bhutan frequently assume the MIP waiver is automatic; it is not — a current DGFT Registration Certificate must be in hand before shipment, and the 10,000 MT annual quota spans both HSN 2515 and 6802 collectively, meaning quota exhaustion mid-year under 6802 eliminates the MIP relief for 2515 12 90 imports in the same financial year.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2515 12 90 require BIS certification?

No, calcareous building stone cut into blocks or slabs is 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 primary operative condition.

Does the DGFT Registration Certificate for Bhutan-origin marble cover all marble HSN codes?

The RC covers imports under ITC (HS) codes 2515 and 6802 collectively, within a combined annual quota of 10,000 MT; the quota is tracked on a financial-year basis, and separate RC applications are required per DGFT Notification 61/2015-20.

What happens if marble is imported below the MIP of US$ 200 per MT without a valid Bhutan-origin Registration Certificate?

The consignment is treated as a Restricted-import policy violation under ITC (HS) 2022 Schedule I, exposing the importer to detention of the consignment, confiscation proceedings, and monetary penalty under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992.

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