Vices, clamps and the like
Vices, clamps and similar workholding hand tools
HSN 8205 70 00 (vices, clamps and the like) 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, bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Other hand tools within Chapter 82 — including certain cutting tools and interchangeable tool inserts — may carry BIS compliance obligations, making precise classification the principal importer risk.
Chapter 82 is an active zone for BIS Quality Control Orders targeting specific hand-tool categories; the absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend to adjacent lines covering chisels, files, pliers, or interchangeable hand-tool bits. If customs re-classifies the goods into a covered tariff line on examination, retrospective compliance — including detention pending the relevant BIS licence — applies. Verify that the product description on the commercial invoice precisely matches the workholding function (bench vice, pipe clamp, bar clamp) to defend the classification.