Studded with pearls

Precious metal jewellery studded with pearls

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 7113 19 22 (Studded with pearls) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with a Restricted-import condition on specified items originating from South Korea under policy condition no. 4 to Chapter 71. Where the precious metal base qualifies as gold above 22 carats, import is additionally limited to nominated agencies notified by the Reserve Bank of India or DGFT.

What this is

HSN code

7113 19 22

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

Customs documentation

Import Licence from DGFT
Nominated agency certificate from DGFT or RBI
Country-of-origin declaration from exporter

Compliance steps

1
Verify the origin of the consignment before filing the bill of entry. Imports of specified jewellery items from South Korea are Restricted under ITC (HS) policy condition no. 4 to Chapter 71; an import licence from DGFT is required for such consignments prior to customs clearance.
ITC (HS) policy condition no. 4 to Chapter 71
2
Where the jewellery contains gold above 22 carats in any form, confirm that the importer is a nominated agency notified by the Reserve Bank of India (for banks) or by DGFT (for others). Imports by entities outside the nominated-agency list are not permitted under this tariff line.
DGFT Notification 22/2015-20 dated 02-09-2021

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is overlooking the South Korea origin restriction: importers treating this HSN as freely importable from all origins fail to apply ITC (HS) policy condition no. 4 to Chapter 71, which restricts specified items of South Korean origin. A separate, independent trigger applies when the metal content is gold above 22 carats — at that point, only DGFT- or RBI-nominated agencies may import regardless of origin, and non-nominated importers face consignment detention and confiscation.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 7113 19 22 require BIS certification?

No, articles of jewellery studded with pearls are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, including the South Korea origin restriction under policy condition no. 4 to Chapter 71 and the nominated-agency requirement for gold above 22 carats.

Does the South Korea restriction apply to all precious metal jewellery under this tariff line or only specific items?

The restriction applies to specified items as listed under ITC (HS) policy condition no. 4 to Chapter 71; the exact item scope should be confirmed against the current ITC (HS) Schedule I published by DGFT before placing the purchase order.

Who qualifies as a nominated agency for importing gold above 22 carats in jewellery form?

Nominated agencies are banks notified by the Reserve Bank of India and other entities notified by DGFT under DGFT Notification 22/2015-20 dated 02-09-2021; importers not appearing on either list cannot clear gold-above-22-carats jewellery under this tariff line.

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