Plugs
Vulcanised rubber plugs for sealing applications
HSN 4016 93 60 (vulcanised rubber plugs — a subset of gaskets, washers, and other seals) 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 articles of vulcanised rubber — particularly those destined for automotive safety systems or pressure-bearing assemblies — may fall under sibling tariff lines within Chapter 40 that attract compliance.
The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend to the broader Chapter 40 product family: vulcanised rubber articles used in specific automotive or industrial safety applications can attract BIS Quality Control Order coverage at a more specific tariff line, and customs re-classification to such a line triggers retrospective compliance — including detention pending the relevant licence. Verify the product's end-use, rubber compound specification, and assembly context against the customs tariff before relying on the absence of compliance at this line.