Foil

Zinc foil, thin rolled zinc in strip or sheet form

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 7905 00 40 (zinc foil) 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 zinc products — including zinc alloy sheets, zinc-coated (galvanised) steel, or zinc articles used in specific industrial applications — may fall under sibling tariff lines within Chapter 79 or adjacent chapters that carry distinct compliance requirements.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The principal importer risk for zinc foil is misclassification: thin zinc strip can be re-characterised by customs as zinc plates or sheets under a different sub-heading, or as a zinc article under Chapter 79, each with potentially different duty treatment. Re-classification on examination triggers retrospective duty recovery and detention pending resolution. Confirm the precise thickness, temper, and declared end-use against the customs tariff schedule before shipment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 7905 00 40 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 zinc product is a fabricated article rather than foil?

Fabricated zinc articles are classified elsewhere in Chapter 79 and may attract different duty rates or compliance requirements depending on their declared form and use.

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