Hollow bars

Hollow bars of unalloyed nickel

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 7505 11 10 (hollow bars of unalloyed nickel) 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. Other nickel semi-fabricates — including nickel alloy bars, rods, or profiles — are classified under sibling lines within Chapter 75 and may attract distinct compliance obligations depending on specification.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The principal risk at this tariff line is misclassification: hollow bars of nickel alloy (as opposed to unalloyed nickel) fall under a separate subheading within Chapter 75, and customs re-classification on examination triggers retrospective compliance and potential detention. Importers should verify the alloy composition — nickel content, presence of alloying elements — against the mill test certificate before declaring the tariff line, as the distinction between unalloyed and alloyed nickel is the threshold on which classification turns.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 7505 11 10 require any pre-import registration?

A valid Importer-Exporter Code is required for any commercial import; no product-specific registration applies to this tariff line.

What changes if the hollow bars are made of nickel alloy rather than unalloyed nickel?

Nickel alloy hollow bars are classified under a separate subheading within Chapter 75 and may carry different duty rates or compliance requirements, with customs re-classification triggering retrospective liability.

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