Nail cutters

Nail cutters, a manicure and pedicure instrument

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8214 20 10 (nail cutters) 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 articles within Chapter 82 — such as hair clippers or bladed instruments with different intended uses — may be classified under sibling tariff lines that carry distinct compliance requirements.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The principal importer risk at this tariff line is misclassification: nail cutters imported as part of a manicure or pedicure set may be assessed under the set-level tariff line rather than as individual instruments, altering applicable duties. Re-classification by customs on examination can trigger retrospective duty recovery and detention pending resolution. Confirm whether goods are imported as individual instruments or as sets before filing the bill of entry.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8214 20 10 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 nail cutters are imported as part of a manicure or pedicure set?

Sets are classified under the manicure or pedicure set tariff line within Chapter 82, which may attract a different duty rate and could be subject to separate compliance assessment.

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