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Ceramic wares for technical, laboratory, or chemical use, other

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 6909 19 90 (other ceramic wares for laboratory, chemical, or technical use) 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. Ceramic articles with a more defined technical function — such as porcelain laboratory ware classified elsewhere in Chapter 69 — may fall under a sibling tariff line that does carry compliance.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.
A word of counsel

The residual nature of this tariff line — covering ceramic technical wares not more specifically classified — makes misclassification the primary importer risk: customs examination of the actual article may support re-classification to a more specific subheading within Chapter 69 that attracts compliance obligations. Re-classification on examination triggers retrospective compliance, including detention pending the relevant clearance. Verify the article's material composition, intended technical function, and applicable IS standards against the full Chapter 69 tariff structure before relying on the absence of compliance at this line.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 6909 19 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 ceramic ware is porcelain or a more specifically defined technical article?
Porcelain laboratory ware and other specifically classified ceramic technical articles fall under distinct subheadings within Chapter 69 that may attract BIS Quality Control Order compliance, and re-classification by customs to those lines triggers retrospective compliance obligations.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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