Sheets, plates, strips, tubes and pipes

Semi-manufactured silver sheets, plates, strips, tubes and pipes

DGFT CLEARANCE · CBIC CLEARANCE

HSN 7106 92 10 (semi-manufactured silver sheets, plates, strips, tubes and pipes) is subject to the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under policy condition no. 5 of Chapter 71. Free import is available only to actual-user electrical, electronics, engineering, glass, and solar manufacturers and to government-recognised R&D institutions; all other importers must source through RBI- or DGFT-nominated agencies. Advance Authorisation holders and exporters receiving silver directly from foreign buyers under FTP para 4.45 are separately exempt.

What this is

HSN code

7106 92 10

Chapter

71 · Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy, Chapter 71, policy condition no. 5

Customs documentation

Nominated agency authorisation from DGFT or RBI
Actual-user declaration to CBIC
Advance Authorisation from DGFT

Compliance steps

1
Determine which import track applies before filing the bill of entry. Electrical, electronics, engineering, glass, and solar industry importers using the silver as input for their own manufacturing must declare actual-user status; government or government-recognised R&D institutions must produce institutional recognition evidence. All other importers must procure only through an RBI- or DGFT-nominated agency — direct commercial import outside these tracks constitutes a Restricted-policy breach.
ITC (HS) policy condition no. 5 of Chapter 71 · DGFT Notification 57/2023 dated 15-01-2024
2
If importing through a nominated agency, follow the procedure prescribed in CBIC Customs Circular 23/2018 dated 23-07-2018 and Circular 27/2016 dated 10-06-2016 for nominated agencies importing silver under the scheme. Ensure the agency's DGFT or RBI nomination document is uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry.
CBIC Customs Circular 23/2018 dated 23-07-2018 · CBIC Customs Circular 27/2016 dated 10-06-2016
3
If importing under an Advance Authorisation, or if silver is supplied directly by a foreign buyer to an exporter against export orders under FTP para 4.45, confirm the exemption applies and maintain the requisite export-nexus documentation. These channels are free from the nominated-agency requirement but remain subject to end-use conditions.
DGFT Notification 05/2015-20 dated 13-05-2020 · FTP para 4.45

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is misreading the actual-user exemption as covering any industrial importer. The exemption is strictly limited to manufacturers in the electrical, electronics, engineering, glass, and solar sectors who use the silver as a direct manufacturing input — a trading company or an industrial importer outside these sectors that does not route through a nominated agency faces Restricted-import enforcement, including confiscation and monetary penalty, even if the downstream buyer is an eligible actual user.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 7106 92 10 require BIS certification?

No, semi-manufactured silver products are outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade under policy condition no. 5 of Chapter 71, with track-specific conditions for actual users, nominated agencies, and Advance Authorisation holders.

Which agencies are nominated to import silver under the general commercial track?

Nominated agencies are those notified by the Reserve Bank of India (in the case of banks) and by DGFT for other agencies; the current list should be confirmed against DGFT Notification 57/2023 dated 15 January 2024 before placing the import order.

Can an exporter receive silver directly from a foreign buyer without going through a nominated agency?

Yes, subject to DGFT Notification 05/2015-20 dated 13-05-2020, supply of silver directly by foreign buyers to exporters against export orders under FTP para 4.45 is exempt from the nominated-agency requirement, provided the export-nexus documentation is maintained and the prescribed CBIC procedure is followed.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.