Skip hoists
Skip hoists for lifting and vertical material handling
HSN 8428 10 20 (Skip hoists) 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 lifting and handling machinery under Chapter 84 — including passenger lifts and escalators — may fall under sibling tariff lines that carry separate compliance obligations; classification accuracy is the principal importer risk.
The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend to all lifting machinery under heading 8428: passenger and goods lifts classified at the subheading level, as well as industrial hoists intended for mine or construction use, may attract compliance under different tariff lines or sector-specific safety regulations. Re-classification on customs examination triggers retrospective compliance, including detention pending the relevant licence or certificate. Verify the equipment's intended use, lifting capacity, and drive mechanism against the customs tariff before relying on the absence of compliance here.