For metal working hand tools
Interchangeable tools for metal working hand tools
HSN 8207 90 10 (interchangeable tools for metal working 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. Other tariff lines within Chapter 82 — covering power-operated or machine-tool interchangeable tools, or specific cutting and drilling tools — may carry compliance obligations that do not apply here.
Chapter 82 contains several narrowly defined tariff lines for interchangeable tools distinguished by intended use, power source, and tool type; misclassification between a hand-tool line and a machine-tool or power-tool line is a documented customs examination risk. Re-classification on examination triggers retrospective compliance and potential detention pending regularisation. Verify the product specification — including whether the tool is designed for hand use or for fitting to a power-operated or machine-tool spindle — before relying on the absence of compliance at this tariff line.