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Poly-laminated cable wrap of plastics
HSN 3926 90 69 (poly-laminated cable wrap of plastics) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 16012:2012 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 1 July 2024, by virtue of the Electrical Accessories (Quality Control) Order, 2023. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs circular requirements for additional import declaration qualifiers and Directorate General of Foreign Trade policy controls apply as separate customs-clearance overlays.
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 16012:2012 for poly-laminated cable wrap. Verify the CM/L number, licensed product scope, and manufacturing facility address on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.Electrical Accessories (Quality Control) Order, 2023 · S.O. 43(E) dated 01-01-2024
- 2Ensure every consignment unit bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L licence number per Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. The standard mark must appear on the product itself, not solely on outer packaging.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Electrical Accessories (Quality Control) Order, 2023
- 3Include mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 39 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus with effect from 15 October 2023. Omission of required qualifiers renders the bill of entry incomplete and triggers examination.CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023
- 4Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or product-scope-mismatched licence triggers consignment detention, demurrage, and potential re-export or confiscation.Electrical Accessories (Quality Control) Order, 2023 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
- 5If the consignment originates in Bangladesh, confirm whether the port restrictions introduced under paragraph 19 of the general notes to the import policy under ITC (HS) 2022 apply. Consignments outside the documented carve-outs in paragraphs 2 and 3 are restricted to specified ports of entry.DGFT Notification 7/25-26 dated 17-05-2025
The single most common error on this tariff line is importing poly-laminated cable wrap under the broader HSN 3926 90 69 residual basket on the assumption that a generic plastics classification carries no product-specific QCO obligation. The Electrical Accessories (Quality Control) Order, 2023 ties IS 16012:2012 directly to this CTI; goods in Table-2 face a separate enforcement date of 1 July 2025. An importer who ships before confirming the supplier's CM/L scope covers the specific cable-wrap specification — width, laminate thickness, or substrate — faces detention regardless of general tariff compliance.