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Footwear uppers and parts thereof, other than stiffeners

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 6406 10 90 (footwear uppers and parts thereof, other than stiffeners) 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 components within Chapter 64 — such as outer soles, complete footwear, or stiffeners — may fall under tariff lines that carry distinct compliance obligations.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The principal importer risk at this tariff line is misclassification: uppers assembled with outer soles, or stiffeners submitted as general upper parts, may be re-classified by customs to a line that attracts compliance, triggering detention pending the relevant clearance and retrospective duty recovery. Product specification — material composition, degree of assembly, and functional role of the component — should be fixed precisely against the customs tariff before shipment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 6406 10 90 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 footwear upper is already attached to an outer sole or constitutes a complete shoe?

Complete footwear and assemblies incorporating outer soles are classified under separate headings within Chapter 64 and may attract distinct compliance or duty treatment upon customs examination.

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