For wood working

Knives and cutting blades for woodworking machines

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8208 20 00 (knives and cutting blades for woodworking machines) 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. Cutting blades for other machine applications — such as food-processing or paper-cutting machinery — fall under sibling tariff lines within Chapter 82 that may carry distinct compliance obligations.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The principal importer risk at this tariff line is misclassification: blades described as general-purpose or multi-use may be re-classified by customs to a tariff line covering knives for other industries, some of which attract compliance under Chapter 82. Re-classification on examination triggers retrospective duty recovery and potential detention pending the applicable clearance. Ensure the commercial invoice and technical specification clearly identify the product as intended for woodworking machinery before filing the bill of entry.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8208 20 00 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 cutting blades are for a machine application other than woodworking?

Blades for food-processing, paper-cutting, or other machinery are classified under different tariff lines within Chapter 82, which may attract their own compliance requirements.

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