Other
Household hand tools, other than those separately classified
HSN 8205 51 90 (other household hand tools) 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. Specific hand tools within Chapter 82 — such as certain pliers, spanners, or cutting implements classified under more precise tariff lines — may carry distinct compliance obligations.
The principal risk at this tariff line is misclassification: household tools with a more specific description — chisels, files, pliers, wrenches — have their own headings within Chapter 82, some of which attract BIS Quality Control Orders. A customs re-classification to a more specific line triggers retrospective compliance, including detention pending the relevant licence or certification. Verify the product's precise function and construction against the Chapter 82 tariff schedule before relying on the absence of compliance here.