Friers

Commercial friers for cooking or heating food

PESO CLEARANCE

HSN 8419 81 10 (Friers) is subject to Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO) import approval under the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016, where the equipment incorporates pressure vessels or cylinders. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) administers the customs-clearance overlay, including the expedited-clearance procedure notified under CBIC Instruction 12/2021-Cus dated 25-05-2021 for pressure vessels related to oxygen distribution.

What this is

HSN code

8419 81 10

Chapter

84 · Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

Primary regulator

PESO · Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016

Customs documentation

Import approval from PESO
Third-party inspection certificate from manufacturer
Hydro test certificate from manufacturer

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

PESOPESO·Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Apply for PESO import approval through the PESO online system before the consignment is shipped. The application must include the manufacturer's particulars, ISO certificate, list of cylinders with specifications and drawings, batch numbers, hydro test certificate, and third-party inspection certificate.
Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016 · DPIIT press release dated 15-05-2021 (Release ID 1718815)
2
Upload all mandatory supporting documents — ISO certificate of manufacturer, hydro test certificate, and third-party inspection certificate — and confirm the PESO online application reference before filing the bill of entry. CBIC officers are instructed to verify PESO approval or pending-application status at port before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 12/2021-Cus dated 25-05-2021

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is conflating the COVID-era PESO physical-inspection exemption with a general waiver of PESO import approval. The press-release relaxation of 15 May 2021 dispensed only with on-site factory inspection; it did not eliminate the requirement to apply through the PESO online system and obtain import permission. Importing without a PESO approval — or without a documented pending application — leaves the consignment liable to detention and refusal of out-of-charge by customs at the port of entry.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8419 81 10 require BIS certification?

No, commercial friers under this tariff line are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation under the Gas Cylinders Rules, 2016, where the equipment involves pressure vessels, with CBIC administering the customs overlay.

Is the PESO online application sufficient to obtain customs clearance if the approval decision is still pending?

Per DPIIT clarification under the press release dated 15 May 2021 (Release ID 1718815), an importer who has applied through the PESO online system and whose decision is pending may bring the goods on urgency; customs clearance without a final PESO approval is permitted only under the conditions in paragraph 3 of that press release.

What happens if the importer has not filed any PESO online application before the consignment arrives?

Per the DPIIT clarification attached to the 15 May 2021 press release, an importer who has not applied through the PESO online system may bring cylinders only for urgent use under the relaxed conditions of paragraph 3 of that press release; failure to subsequently comply with those conditions exposes the consignee to PESO enforcement and potential detention of the goods.

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