Compressors of a kind used in refrigerating equipment
Hermetic compressors for refrigerating and air-conditioning equipment
HSN 8414 30 00 (compressors of a kind used in refrigerating equipment) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 10617:2018 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 01 October 2023 under the Air Conditioner and Its Related Parts Hermetic Compressor and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2025. Extended Producer Responsibility authorisation, Bureau of Energy Efficiency labelling, and an ODS import licence from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade apply as separate customs-clearance overlays.
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 10617:2018 for hermetic motor-compressors. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, compressor capacity range, and licensed manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.IS 10617:2018 applicable on hermetic compressors with effect from 01-10-2023 · Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018
- 2Ensure every compressor bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number under Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (CA) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product itself; marking confined to outer packaging does not satisfy the statutory requirement.Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Air Conditioner and Its Related Parts Hermetic Compressor and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2025
- 3Obtain an ODS import licence from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade if the compressor contains or is designed to use ozone-depleting substances listed in Schedule VII of the Ozone Depleting Substances Rules, 2000. Compressors containing no ODS must carry a label to that effect before import.Rule 10 of the Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Rules, 2000 · General Note 8(A) of the ITC (HS) Import Policy
- 4Obtain Extended Producer Responsibility authorisation from the Central Pollution Control Board before import of refrigerator parts or spares. MSMED-registered micro enterprises are exempt. Quote the EPR authorisation number on the bill of entry.Schedule-I of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 · G.S.R. 801(E) dated 02-11-2022
- 5Quote the BIS CM/L number, the DGFT ODS licence reference (where applicable), and the CPCB EPR authorisation number on the bill of entry. If an exemption under Para 2 of S.O. 4354(E) or its amendments applies, carry documentary proof of that exemption basis with the consignment.S.O. 4354(E) dated 05-12-2019 and amendments S.O. 1518(E), S.O. 4671(E), S.O. 5095(E), S.O. 5972(E), S.O. 32(E), S.O. 1815(E) · BEE Notification 5506/BEE/S&L/AL/2025-26 dated 26-12-2025
The most common error on this tariff line is purchasing compressors from a CM/L-licensed supplier without confirming that the specific compressor model and capacity range fall within the licensed scope — a licence covering, say, 1/4 HP reciprocating compressors does not extend to rotary or scroll types at different capacities. Customs verification is model-level, not manufacturer-level; a scope mismatch between the bill of entry and the BIS register triggers detention regardless of the supplier's overall CM/L standing. Confirm the exact model code, compressor type, and capacity against the licensed product schedule before the purchase order, not at port.