Endless flat belt

Endless flat belts of vulcanised rubber for transmission

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 4010 39 91 (Endless flat belt of vulcanised rubber) 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. Other conveyor or transmission belts within Chapter 40 — particularly V-belts and ribbed V-belts used in automotive and industrial drives — may fall under sibling tariff lines that carry compliance requirements.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend to the broader Chapter 40 belt family: V-belts and synchronous (timing) belts for automotive and industrial use are separately classified and may attract BIS Quality Control Order obligations. Re-classification by customs to a more specific or more regulated tariff line triggers retrospective compliance, including detention pending the relevant licence. Confirm the belt's cross-section, configuration, and end-use against the customs tariff before relying on the absence of compliance.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 4010 39 91 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 belt is a V-belt or synchronous timing belt rather than an endless flat belt?

V-belts and synchronous belts for automotive or industrial drives are classified under separate tariff lines within Chapter 40 and may attract BIS Quality Control Order compliance, making accurate product description essential at the time of filing.

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