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Miscellaneous hand tools and multi-subheading sets

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8205 90 90 (other miscellaneous hand tools and sets combining articles of two or more sub-headings 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. Certain hand tools classified under other sub-headings of Chapter 82 — such as spanners, wrenches, or drilling and tapping tools — may carry distinct compliance obligations at their specific tariff lines.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.
A word of counsel

The residual nature of this tariff line is its principal classification risk: tools that belong to a named sub-heading of heading 8205, or to a different heading within Chapter 82 altogether, must not be imported under 8205 90 90 by default. Customs re-classification of a mis-described tool set to a more specific tariff line that carries compliance triggers detention pending the relevant conformity assessment and retrospective duty recovery. Confirm that each article in a mixed set genuinely falls outside the more specific sub-headings before relying on the absence of compliance here.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 8205 90 90 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 hand tools belong to a more specific sub-heading of heading 8205 or Chapter 82?
More specifically classified tools — such as those covered by named sub-headings for files, rasps, pliers, or screwdrivers — fall under their own tariff lines and may attract compliance obligations that do not apply here.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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