Crude

Crude petroleum jelly, unrefined mineral hydrocarbon gel

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 2712 10 10 (crude petroleum jelly) 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. Refined or pharmaceutical-grade petroleum jelly, and other mineral waxes within Chapter 27, may fall under sibling tariff lines or end-use-based compliance regimes that do not apply here.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The absence of compliance at this tariff line applies specifically to crude, unrefined petroleum jelly; refined petroleum jelly intended for cosmetic, pharmaceutical, or food-contact applications may attract scrutiny under separate regulatory frameworks at the point of end-use or retail. Customs re-classification — for example, to a refined-grade tariff line — triggers retrospective compliance and potential detention. Verify the refining state and declared end-use against the customs tariff before relying on the absence of compliance here.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2712 10 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 petroleum jelly is refined rather than crude?

Refined petroleum jelly is classified under a separate tariff line within Chapter 27 and may attract distinct compliance requirements depending on its declared end-use.

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