Of a water absorption coefficient by weight not exceeding 0.5%
Ceramic tiles and flags, water absorption not exceeding 0.5%
HSN 6907 21 00 (ceramic flags, paving, hearth or wall tiles, and finishing ceramics with a water absorption coefficient not exceeding 0.5% by weight) 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 tariff lines within Chapter 69 — particularly those with higher water absorption coefficients — may attract distinct compliance obligations, making precise technical classification essential.
Ceramic tiles are technically classified by water absorption coefficient, and customs re-classification to a sibling tariff line within Chapter 69 — for instance, tiles with absorption exceeding 0.5% or 10% — can trigger retrospective compliance and detention pending resolution. Product test reports from an accredited laboratory confirming the absorption coefficient are advisable documentation at the time of import, even where no pre-import registration is required. Verify the technical specification against the customs tariff before relying on the absence of compliance at this tariff line.