Other with electronic controls or electric motors
Automatic sewing machines with electronic controls or electric motors
HSN 8452 21 20 (automatic sewing machines with electronic controls or electric motors) 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 sewing machine tariff lines within Chapter 84 — particularly household sewing machines or those with integrated electronic components subject to separate electrical-safety frameworks — may carry distinct compliance obligations.
The absence of compliance at this tariff line reflects its classification as an automatic industrial unit; household sewing machines and sewing machines with separately imported electronic control units may attract different tariff treatment or compliance triggers under Chapter 84. Customs re-classification — for instance, if the unit is assessed as a household rather than industrial machine — can result in detention pending retrospective compliance. Importers should ensure product specifications clearly support the automatic, non-household classification before filing the bill of entry.