Executive-cases

Executive cases of leather, plastics, or textile materials

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 4202 19 50 (Executive-cases) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under which import is generally free except for a categorical prohibition on seal skin in any form. Importers must confirm that no component or covering material of the consignment constitutes seal skin before filing the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

4202 19 50

Chapter

42 · Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 42

Customs documentation

Material compliance declaration from importer
Import policy compliance from DGFT

Compliance steps

1
Verify that no part of the executive case — shell, covering, trim, or lining — is made from or covered with seal skin in any form. Import of seal skin in any form is Prohibited under the ITC (HS) import policy for this tariff line; a consignment found to contain seal skin is liable to confiscation.
ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 42 — Prohibited condition on seal skin
2
Where the executive case is manufactured from permissible materials (leather, composition leather, plastics sheeting, textile, vulcanised fibre, or paperboard), the import is free and no separate DGFT licence is required. File the bill of entry with a material-composition declaration confirming seal-skin absence.
ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 42

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is importing executive cases with exotic-skin trim or decorative panels without confirming the species origin. Seal skin prohibition under the ITC (HS) policy applies to any form — including mixed-material articles where seal skin is a minor covering element — and customs can confiscate the entire consignment, not merely the prohibited component. Obtain a material-composition certificate from the manufacturer before shipment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 4202 19 50 require BIS certification?

No, executive cases under this tariff line are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with a categorical prohibition on seal skin in any form as the binding restriction.

Is a DGFT import licence required for standard executive cases of leather or plastics?

No licence is required for executive cases made from permissible materials — the import policy is Free for such goods. The seal-skin prohibition is the sole operative restriction, and a material-composition declaration at the bill of entry is the relevant compliance step.

What happens if a consignment of executive cases is found to contain seal skin at the port?

Customs may confiscate the entire consignment under the ITC (HS) Prohibited-import classification, and the importer faces monetary penalty and potential re-export or destruction of the goods with no recourse to regularisation.

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