MUSIC, PRINTED OR IN MANUSCRIPT, WHETHER OR NOT BOUND OR ILLUSTRATED
Printed or manuscript music, bound or illustrated
HSN 4904 00 00 (music, printed or in manuscript, whether or not bound or illustrated) 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, bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Other printed matter in Chapter 49 — such as newspapers, journals, or illustrated books — may attract separate classification and, where applicable, distinct customs treatment.
The principal importer risk at this tariff line is misclassification: printed matter combining music with substantial text or images may be re-classified by customs into a different heading within Chapter 49, triggering retrospective duty recovery. Copyright and intellectual property declarations may be examined at the border independently of customs compliance. Verify that the goods are solely or predominantly music notation — whether typeset or handwritten — before relying on the absence of compliance at this line.