Can or cork openers

Household hand tools for opening cans or corks

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8205 51 10 (can or cork openers) 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 hand tools within Chapter 82 — particularly cutting implements and certain bladed tools — may fall under tariff lines that carry distinct compliance; classification by specific tool function is the principal importer risk.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The absence of compliance at this tariff line reflects the narrow scope of non-powered, non-bladed household opening tools; a product that combines cutting with opening functionality may be re-classified by customs to a tariff line within Chapter 82 that attracts compliance obligations. Re-classification on examination triggers retrospective compliance, including potential detention pending resolution. Verify the product's precise mechanical description — manual versus motorised, bladed versus non-bladed — against the customs tariff before importing.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8205 51 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 can opener is electrically powered rather than manually operated?

An electrically powered can opener would be classified outside Chapter 82 under the relevant electromechanical domestic appliance heading, which may attract separate compliance requirements.

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