Blocks of micro-cellular rubber but not of latex foam sponge, used in the manufacture of soles, heels or soles and heels combined, for footwear

Micro-cellular rubber blocks for footwear soles and heels

BIS QCO APPLICABLE · ISI MARK SCHEME · IS 6664

HSN 4008 19 10 (micro-cellular rubber blocks for footwear soles and heels) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 6664:1992 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 1 July 2023, by virtue of the Footwear Made from All-Rubber and All-Polymeric Material and Its Components (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023. No separate customs-clearance overlay beyond the BIS obligation applies to this tariff line.

What this is

HSN code

4008 19 10

Chapter

40 · Rubber and articles thereof

BIS QCO

Applicable · ISI Mark Scheme · CM/L required

Indian Standard

IS 6664:1992 · effective 01-07-2023

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

BISBIS·Bureau of Indian Standards

Compliance steps

1
Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 6664:1992 for micro-cellular rubber sheets for soles and heels. Verify the CM/L number, licensed product scope, and manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.
Footwear Made from All-Rubber and All-Polymeric Material and Its Components (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023 · S.O. 2600(E) dated 27-10-2020 as amended
2
Ensure every consignment lot bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number in accordance with Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the goods themselves, not on outer packaging alone.
Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · S.O. 2600(E) dated 27-10-2020
3
Quote 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.
BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962 · Footwear Made from All-Rubber and All-Polymeric Material and Its Components (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023
4
If the rubber sheets are imported solely for production of footwear destined for export, claim the export-manufacture exemption. The importer must furnish a self-declaration on company letterhead citing the invoice number and a Council for Leather Exports certification confirming a valid Registration-cum-Membership Certificate number, Udyam registration number, and the bill of entry for home consumption number.
Footwear Made from All-Rubber and All-Polymeric Material and Its Components (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023 · S.O. 2600(E) dated 27-10-2020 as amended
5
If the importer qualifies as a micro or small manufacturing unit under Section 7 of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006, document that status to invoke the MSME exemption from the QCO. Retain Udyam registration evidence and ensure the exemption is flagged on the bill of entry.
S.O. 3880(E) dated 11-08-2022

A word of counsel

The most frequently mishandled point on this tariff line is the export-manufacture exemption: importers assume a simple declaration suffices, but the order requires the self-declaration to be certified by the Council for Leather Exports with three specific cross-references — a current Registration-cum-Membership Certificate number, a Udyam registration number, and the bill of entry number filed in the Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange system. Any deficiency in this four-document upload package causes Customs to treat the exemption as unclaimed and to apply the full BIS QCO requirement, resulting in consignment detention of an otherwise IS 6664:1992-uncertified shipment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 4008 19 10 require BIS certification?

Yes. Micro-cellular rubber blocks for footwear soles and heels must conform to IS 6664:1992 under the ISI Mark Scheme; import is permitted only from manufacturers holding a current BIS CM/L licence, with effect from 1 July 2023.

Are there any exemptions from the IS 6664:1992 QCO requirement?

Two exemptions apply: micro and small manufacturing units as defined in Section 7 of the MSMED Act, 2006, and importers who import solely for manufacture of footwear for export, subject to a Council for Leather Exports-certified self-declaration and upload of prescribed documents on the Indian Customs Electronic Data Interchange portal.

Does the export-manufacture exemption remove all compliance obligations at the port?

No. The importer must upload the self-declaration, the Council for Leather Exports certification, and the relevant bill of entry details on the ICEDIS portal before clearance; the exemption is conditional on this documentary compliance and lapses if documents are deficient.

Is a BIS CM/L licence facility-specific and product-scope-specific?

Yes. The CM/L is specific to the licensed manufacturing facility and the product scope (specification, grade, and size range covered); micro-cellular rubber sheets outside the licensed scope or produced at an unlicensed plant are not covered by the licence.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-18. Source: BIS / Indian Customs CUSDATA.