BASE METALS OR SILVER, CLAD WITH GOLD, NOT FURTHER WORKED THAN SEMI-MANUFACTURED
Base metals or silver clad with gold, semi-manufactured
HSN 7109 00 00 (base metals or silver clad with gold, 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 jewellery or goldsmithing fabricated from gold-clad metal, or gold-clad items further worked into finished goods, may fall under separate tariff lines within Chapter 71 that attract distinct compliance and valuation requirements.
Gold-clad semi-manufactures occupy a narrow tariff position: any further working — stamping, drawing, rolling into finished jewellery or articles — shifts classification to a different heading within Chapter 71, potentially engaging valuation rules tied to precious metal content and, in some cases, Reserve Bank of India import channelling requirements applicable to gold-bearing goods. Re-classification on customs examination triggers retrospective duty recovery and detention. Confirm the precise degree of working and the gold-content specification before filing the bill of entry under this heading.