Glues
Glues based on starches, dextrins, or modified starches
HSN 3505 20 00 (glues based on starches, dextrins, or other modified starches) 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, bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Starch-based adhesive preparations formulated for specific end-uses — food contact, pharmaceuticals, or industrial coatings — may attract compliance under sibling headings or other chapters governing those end-use categories.
The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend to the broader Chapter 35 heading: dextrins and modified starches classified under the 3505 10 subheading, or adhesive preparations falling under Chapter 32 (surface-active preparations and coatings), each carry their own classification and potential compliance exposure. Re-classification on customs examination — particularly where the product is presented as a finished adhesive preparation rather than a starch-based glue — triggers retrospective compliance, including detention pending resolution. Verify the product's precise composition and intended use against the customs tariff before relying on the absence of compliance here.