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Chases for preparing or making printing plates

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8442 30 20 (Chases) 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 machinery under Chapter 84 — particularly machine tools classified under headings 8456 to 8465 — may carry distinct compliance obligations, making precise tariff classification the principal importer risk.

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

The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend to the broader machinery chapter: printing machinery, machine tools, and related mechanical appliances classified elsewhere in Chapter 84 each carry their own regulatory treatment. Re-classification on customs examination — for example, to a machine-tool heading — triggers retrospective compliance, including detention pending resolution. Verify that the product specification, function, and intended use squarely match the Chapter 84 tariff description for Chases before relying on the absence of compliance.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 8442 30 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 imported equipment is a machine tool used in plate preparation rather than a chase?
Machine tools classified under headings 8456 to 8465 are expressly excluded from heading 8442 and may attract different compliance obligations under Chapter 84.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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ChapterChapter 84 · Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereofIndustryIndustrial Machinery industryHSNMACHINERY, APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (OTHER THAN THE MACHINES OF HEADINGS 8456 TO 8465) FOR PREPARING OR MAKING PLATES, PRINTING COMPONENTS; PLATES, CYLINDERS AND LITHOGRAPHIC STONES, PREPARED FOR PRINTING PURPOSES (FOR EXAMPLE, PLANED, GRAINED OR POLISHED)