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Alabaster

Alabaster, in blocks or slabs

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 2515 20 10 (Alabaster) 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. Marble, travertine, and other calcareous building stone classified elsewhere within Chapter 25 heading 2515 may attract distinct treatment depending on specific gravity, processing state, and end use.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.
A word of counsel

Alabaster is a fine-grained gypsum or calcite variety; material misidentification — or a customs re-examination that re-attributes the stone to marble or travertine — can shift classification to a sibling line within Chapter 25, triggering retrospective duty recovery and potential detention. The precise processing state (rough block, slab, further worked) is also a classification variable, and more finished forms may be classifiable under Chapter 68 (worked stone). Verify the mineralogical specification, specific gravity, and degree of working before presenting the bill of entry.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 2515 20 10 require any pre-import registration?
A valid Importer-Exporter Code is required for any commercial import; no product-specific registration applies to this tariff line.
What changes if the alabaster is further worked beyond blocks or slabs?
Articles of alabaster that are cut, carved, or otherwise worked beyond the block-or-slab stage are classifiable under Chapter 68 (worked stone), which carries its own tariff treatment and may attract separate compliance considerations.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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