Moonstone
Moonstone, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped
HSN 7103 10 43 (Moonstone, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped) 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. Other tariff lines within Chapter 71 covering worked, mounted, or set precious and semi-precious stones may carry distinct compliance or valuation requirements.
The absence of compliance at this tariff line applies specifically to unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped moonstone; once the stone is further worked, graded, strung, mounted, or set, classification shifts to a different tariff line within Chapter 71, which may attract separate obligations. Customs re-classification on examination — for instance, where a consignment is deemed to consist of worked rather than unworked stones — triggers retrospective compliance and detention pending resolution. Accurate description of the processing state in the bill of entry is the primary risk-mitigation step.