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Drawn or blown sheet glass, body tinted, opacified or coated
HSN 7004 20 99 (drawn or blown sheet glass, coloured throughout the mass, opacified, flashed, or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 2835:1987 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 07 October 2021, by virtue of the Flat Transparent Sheet Glass (Quality Control) Order, 2021. No separate customs-clearance overlay is indicated for this tariff line.
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 2835:1987 for flat transparent sheet glass. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and manufacturing facility address on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.Flat Transparent Sheet Glass (Quality Control) Order, 2021 · S.O. 4144(E) dated 07-10-2021
- 2Ensure every sheet or batch bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number under licence per Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. The mark must appear on the product or its direct packaging in a manner traceable to the licensed manufacturing facility.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · S.O. 4144(E) dated 07-10-2021
- 3Obtain from the supplier the current CM/L licence document and test reports demonstrating conformity to IS 2835:1987 before the consignment ships. Retain these on file for customs examination at the port of import.IS 2835:1987 · Flat Transparent Sheet Glass (Quality Control) Order, 2021
- 4Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or scope-mismatched licence triggers consignment detention, demurrage, and potential re-export or confiscation.BIS Act, 2016 · Flat Transparent Sheet Glass (Quality Control) Order, 2021 · S.O. 4144(E) dated 07-10-2021
The most common failure on this tariff line is importing body-tinted, opacified, or coated variants of drawn or blown sheet glass on the assumption that the BIS QCO applies only to clear flat glass. IS 2835:1987 governs flat transparent sheet glass used as base material, and the Quality Control Order does not carve out coloured-throughout, opacified, or layer-coated variants classified under HSN 7004 20 99. An importer who classifies the product correctly under this residual sub-heading but sources from a manufacturer whose CM/L scope is limited to clear glass faces detention regardless of the ISI mark's physical presence on the product.