Chrysoberyl (including chrysoberyl cat’s eye)
Chrysoberyl gemstones, including chrysoberyl cat's eye
HSN 7103 99 12 (Chrysoberyl, including chrysoberyl cat's eye) 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 precious and semi-precious stones within Chapter 71 — particularly diamonds, emeralds, or mounted and set stones — may fall under distinct tariff lines with their own classification consequences.
The principal importer risk at this tariff line is misclassification: chrysoberyl strung, mounted, or set in precious metal shifts to a different heading within Chapter 71, and customs re-classification on examination triggers retrospective duty recovery and possible detention. Importers should confirm the stone's processing state — unworked, worked, or graded but not mounted — against the tariff description before filing the bill of entry.