Glassine papers
Glassine and glazed transparent or translucent papers
HSN 4806 40 10 (Glassine papers) is subject to compulsory registration under the Paper Import Monitoring System (PIMS) administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under Chapter 48 of the ITC (HS) 2022, as notified vide DGFT Notification 11/2015-2020 dated 25-05-2022. Import policy is Free subject to obtaining an automatic PIMS Registration Number before the consignment arrives, and the Registration Number and its expiry date must be entered on the bill of entry to enable customs clearance.
- PIMS Registration Number from DGFT
- Registration expiry declaration on bill of entry
- ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- 1Register on the PIMS online portal at https://imports.gov.in not earlier than the 75th day and not later than the 5th day before the expected date of arrival. Pay the registration fee of ₹500 to obtain the automatic PIMS Registration Number, which remains valid for 75 days from the date of grant.DGFT Notification 11/2015-2020 dated 25-05-2022 · ITC (HS) 2022 Chapter 48 policy condition
- 2Enter the PIMS Registration Number and its expiry date on the bill of entry before filing. Multiple bills of entry may be filed against a single Registration Number within its validity period for the permitted quantity; a bill of entry filed after the Registration Number has expired will be refused out-of-charge.DGFT Notification 11/2015-2020 dated 25-05-2022
- 3If importing into a SEZ, FTWZ, or as an EOU, obtain PIMS registration at the point of import into the zone. A DTA unit clearing paper from a SEZ/FTWZ/EOU does not require fresh PIMS registration provided no processing has occurred; if the HS code at the 8-digit level has changed due to processing, the DTA importer must register independently under PIMS.DGFT Policy Circular 41/2015-2020 dated 05-07-2022 · DGFT Policy Circular 45/2015-2020 dated 23-01-2023
The most common error on this tariff line is treating the 75-day application window as a soft guideline rather than a hard procedural constraint. An application submitted before the 75th day is invalid and generates no Registration Number; an application submitted after the 5th day before arrival is equally void, leaving the consignment liable to detention at port pending a fresh registration cycle. The 75-day validity of the Registration Number also resets per registration, not per shipment — importers with multiple vessels in transit must verify that each bill of entry falls within the same registration's validity window.