Of dairy machinery

Parts of dairy machinery (separators, pasteurisers, churns, fillers)

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8434 90 20 (parts of dairy machinery) 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, bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Complete milking machines or dairy machinery imported as assembled units under heading 8434 may attract separate classification scrutiny, and food-contact equipment components can draw FSSAI attention at the finished-goods level within Chapter 84.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The absence of compliance at this tariff line applies to parts as such; importers who bundle parts with the parent machine, or who declare a complete dairy-processing unit as parts to reduce duty, risk re-classification on customs examination — triggering retrospective duty recovery and potential detention. Verify that each part is correctly described as a component rather than a standalone functional machine before the bill of entry is filed.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8434 90 20 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 import is a complete dairy machine rather than a part?

Complete milking machines and dairy machinery classified under heading 8434 (other than parts sub-headings) may be subject to different duty treatment and, depending on the equipment type and food-contact function, additional regulatory scrutiny at the finished-equipment level.

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