Bricks

Ceramic bricks of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 6901 00 10 (bricks of siliceous fossil meals — kieselguhr, tripolite, diatomite, or similar siliceous earths) 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 ceramic goods within Chapter 69 — particularly refractory bricks and building bricks classified under different tariff lines — may carry distinct compliance obligations.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The absence of compliance at this tariff line turns on precise product identity: bricks composed of siliceous fossil meals are a specialist industrial and insulation material, distinct from conventional refractory or building bricks elsewhere in Chapter 69 that do attract Quality Control Orders. Re-classification on customs examination — for example, to a refractory-brick tariff line — triggers retrospective compliance and potential detention. Confirm the siliceous fossil-meal composition in the technical datasheet before lodging the bill of entry.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 6901 00 10 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 bricks are refractory or made from materials other than siliceous fossil meals?

Refractory bricks and other ceramic goods not composed of siliceous fossil meals fall under separate tariff lines within Chapter 69 and may attract Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order compliance, triggering mandatory conformity assessment before clearance.

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