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Other sets of assorted articles

Assorted sets of kitchen and tableware implements

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8215 20 00 (other sets of assorted kitchen or tableware articles) 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. Individual cutlery items — spoons, forks, knives — classified separately within Chapter 82 may attract distinct compliance obligations depending on material composition and product specification.

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

The principal importer risk at this tariff line is misclassification: a mixed set that customs examines as individual cutlery articles may be re-classified to a more specific heading within Chapter 82, triggering retrospective compliance and potential detention pending re-assessment. Verify that the commercial invoice and packing list describe the goods as a set — rather than individual articles — and that the composition of the set aligns with the tariff description before filing the bill of entry.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 8215 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 articles are imported individually rather than as a set?
Individual spoons, forks, knives, or ladles classified separately under their own Chapter 82 headings may attract distinct compliance requirements, and re-classification by customs from the set heading to a specific article heading triggers retrospective compliance.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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