Each of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10 kg
Drying machines for textiles, capacity not exceeding 10 kg
HSN 8451 21 00 (drying machines for textiles with a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10 kg) 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 textile-processing machinery classified elsewhere in Chapter 84 — or domestic-type washing machines under heading 8450 — may carry distinct compliance obligations.
The principal classification risk for this tariff line is conflation with domestic washing machines (heading 8450), which occupies an adjacent heading and may attract separate compliance scrutiny. Industrial drying and finishing machinery of higher capacity, or machinery that performs combined washing-and-drying functions, may be re-classified by customs to a different tariff line, triggering retrospective compliance and detention. Confirm the machine's sole function, rated capacity, and intended end-use — commercial laundry versus household — before filing the bill of entry.