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Wool fibre reeling (including weft-winding) machines

Wool fibre reeling and weft-winding machines for textile production

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8445 40 50 (wool fibre reeling, including weft-winding, machines) 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 electrical machinery or machinery with embedded electronics — may attract separate compliance obligations at the chapter or heading level.

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

Classification risk is the principal importer concern here: textile machinery that incorporates motor-driven or electronically controlled components could attract scrutiny under adjacent headings within Chapter 84 or Chapter 85, some of which do carry Quality Control Order coverage. Customs re-classification triggers retrospective compliance, including detention pending the relevant certification. Verify the machine's technical specification — drive mechanism, control system, intended fibre input — against the customs tariff before relying on the absence of compliance at this tariff line.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 8445 40 50 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 reeling machine processes fibres other than wool?
Reeling or winding machines for cotton, synthetic, or other fibres are classified under separate tariff lines within heading 8445 and should be independently verified for compliance obligations before import.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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