Sets of articles of two or more of the foregoing sub-headings

Sets of two or more hand tools of heading 8205

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8205 90 30 (sets of two or more hand tools of heading 8205) 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. Individual hand tools classified under specific sub-headings of Chapter 82 may carry compliance obligations that do not apply to the set classification; the composition of the set determines the applicable tariff line.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

A mixed-tool set classified here is only correctly classified at 8205 90 30 when no single sub-heading of heading 8205 accounts for the essential character of the set; customs may re-examine and re-classify constituent tools individually if the set composition does not satisfy that condition. Re-classification triggers retrospective compliance and potential detention pending duty recovery. Importers should document the composition and basis of set classification before filing the bill of entry.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8205 90 30 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 import consists of a single type of hand tool rather than a mixed set?

A single-type tool would be classified under the more specific sub-heading of heading 8205 rather than this residual set line, and that sub-heading may attract its own compliance regime under Chapter 82.

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