Clay tandoor (oven with iron or steel body and earthen grates )

Clay tandoor with iron or steel body and earthen grates

BIS QCO APPLICABLE · ISI MARK SCHEME · IS 4246 · SIMS OVERLAY

HSN 7321 89 10 (clay tandoor with iron or steel body and earthen grates) is covered by Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Orders. The primary applicable standard is IS 4246:2002 under the ISI Mark Scheme, with effect from 3 December 2019; IS 10109, IS 2787, and IS 1342 apply to oil pressure stove variants within this tariff line. Steel Import Monitoring System registration administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade applies as a separate customs-clearance overlay.

What this is

HSN code

7321 89 10

Chapter

73 · Articles of iron or steel

BIS QCO

Applicable · ISI Mark Scheme · CM/L required

Indian Standard

IS 4246:2002 · effective 03-12-2019

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

BISBIS·Bureau of Indian Standards

SIMSSIMS·Steel Import Monitoring System

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

Compliance steps

1
Identify which IS standard governs the specific product being imported: IS 4246:2002 for domestic gas stoves using liquefied petroleum gas; IS 10109 for oil pressure stoves (offset burner type); IS 2787 for multi-burner oil pressure stoves; IS 1342 for oil pressure stoves generally. Verify the foreign supplier's BIS CM/L licence against the applicable IS on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.
Domestic Gas Stoves for Use with Liquefied Petroleum Gases (Quality Control) Order, 2019 · S.O. 4345(E) dated 03-12-2019; Oil Pressure Stoves (Quality Control) Order, 1997 · S.O. 451(E) dated 16-06-1997
2
Ensure every unit bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L licence number traceable to the licensed manufacturing facility. Marking must appear on the product itself; packaging-only marking does not satisfy the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018.
Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · BIS Act, 2016
3
Register the steel-bodied consignment on the Steel Import Monitoring System portal not earlier than 60 days before the expected arrival date. Fee ₹500, registration valid for 75 days from issue; the registration must remain within validity on the date of arrival.
DGFT Notification 33/2015-20 dated 28-09-2020 · DGFT Notification 28/2023 dated 28-08-2023; ITC HS policy condition no. 2 of Chapter 73
4
Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number (against the specific IS standard covering the imported variant) and the SIMS automatic registration number on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or scope-mismatched CM/L triggers consignment detention.
BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962 · S.O. 4345(E) dated 03-12-2019; S.O. 451(E) dated 16-06-1997
5
If the consignment is a re-import of steel goods for packaging purposes only, or an SEZ-to-DTA movement without value addition, document the SIMS exemption basis. The BIS QCO obligation is not waived by any SIMS carve-out — ISI-marked product requirements continue to apply.
DGFT policy circular 38/2015-20 dated 19-01-2022

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is filing a single CM/L number without first confirming which of the four applicable IS standards governs the specific stove variant in the consignment. A CM/L licence against IS 4246:2002 does not cover an oil pressure stove governed by IS 1342 or IS 2787, and customs will detain a consignment where the declared CM/L scope does not match the product type. Where a mixed consignment contains both gas stoves and oil pressure stoves, each product type must be covered by a separately scoped CM/L.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 7321 89 10 require BIS certification?

Yes. The ISI Mark Scheme applies under both the Domestic Gas Stoves for Use with Liquefied Petroleum Gases (Quality Control) Order, 2019 and the Oil Pressure Stoves (Quality Control) Order, 1997; the applicable IS standard — IS 4246:2002, IS 10109, IS 2787, or IS 1342 — depends on the specific product type imported.

Is SIMS registration required separately from BIS QCO compliance?

Yes. Steel Import Monitoring System registration is administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade and is independent of the BIS QCO obligation; fee ₹500, validity 75 days, and the application must be submitted no earlier than 60 days before the expected arrival date.

Does the clay tandoor itself require a BIS CM/L licence even though it has an earthen interior?

The QCO obligation attaches to the iron or steel body that brings the product within HSN 7321 89 10; the earthen grates do not exempt the assembled appliance from the ISI Mark Scheme requirement applicable to the governing IS standard for the fuel type used.

Does one CM/L licence cover all stove variants within this tariff line?

No. Each IS standard (IS 4246:2002, IS 10109, IS 2787, IS 1342) requires a separate CM/L licence scoped to that standard; a licence against one standard does not authorise import of products governed by a different standard, and each licence is also manufacturing-facility-specific.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-18. Source: BIS / SIMS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.