BASE METALS CLAD WITH SILVER, NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN SEMI-MANUFACTURED
Base metals clad with silver, not beyond semi-manufactured form
HSN 7107 00 00 (base metals clad with silver, not further worked than semi-manufactured) 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. Articles of silver-clad base metal that are further worked into finished goods — jewellery, fittings, or electrical contacts — may be classified under distinct headings within Chapter 71 or adjacent chapters that carry their own compliance considerations.
The principal import risk here is misclassification: silver-clad base metal that has been further processed into finished articles, stampings, or contact elements may not satisfy the semi-manufactured threshold and could be re-classified by customs to a more specific heading. Re-classification on examination triggers retrospective compliance and potential detention pending resolution. Verify the degree of working — strip, bar, wire, or shaped form — against the customs tariff before relying on this tariff line.