Tiles

Tiles of siliceous fossil meals or similar siliceous earths

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 6901 00 30 (tiles of siliceous fossil meals 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 tile products under Chapter 69 — particularly floor and wall tiles of non-siliceous ceramic materials — may fall under tariff lines that do carry 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: tiles of conventional ceramic body compositions are classified elsewhere in Chapter 69 and several such lines carry Quality Control Order coverage. A customs re-classification from this line to a covered sibling line triggers retrospective compliance, including detention pending the relevant licence or certification. Verify that the tile substrate is demonstrably composed of siliceous fossil meal — kieselguhr, tripolite, diatomite, or a materially similar siliceous earth — before relying on the absence of compliance here.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 6901 00 30 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 tiles are made from a conventional ceramic body rather than siliceous fossil meals?

Tiles of conventional ceramic composition are classified under different tariff lines within Chapter 69, some of which attract Quality Control Order compliance, and a customs re-classification to those lines triggers retrospective compliance obligations.

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