Handles of base metal
Handles of base metal for knives and cutting tools
HSN 8211 95 00 (handles of base metal for knives and cutting 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, bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Knife blades and complete knives within Chapter 82 may fall under separate tariff lines that carry distinct compliance; accurate classification between handles, blades, and finished cutlery is the principal importer risk.
The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend to finished knives or knife blades classified elsewhere in Chapter 82. Re-classification by customs from a handle component to a complete article — or to a blade — triggers retrospective compliance, including potential detention. Verify that the imported goods are unassembled handles supplied as components, not finished cutlery, before relying on the absence of compliance here.