Other
Unworked glass rods, other than borosilicate or fused silica
HSN 7002 20 90 (other unworked glass rods) 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. Certain glass products in Chapter 70 — including glass fibres, safety glass, and glass balls classified elsewhere in the heading — do carry compliance obligations, making precise tariff-line classification the principal importer risk.
The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend to all glass products within Chapter 70: borosilicate glass rods, glass tubes, and glass balls are classified under distinct tariff lines that may carry their own Quality Control Order coverage. Re-classification by customs on examination — for instance, if the goods are assessed as glass tubes rather than rods — triggers retrospective compliance, including potential detention pending the relevant clearance. Verify the product's physical specification, cross-section, and end-use against the customs tariff before relying on this absence of compliance.