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Unit head boring

Single-station unit construction machines, unit head boring

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8457 20 10 (unit head boring, single-station unit construction 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, bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Other metal-working machinery within Chapter 84 — including machining centres and multi-station transfer machines — may be subject to separate compliance regimes at their respective tariff lines.

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

The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend across Chapter 84 broadly: machining centres (single tariff line), multi-station transfer machines, and numerically controlled machine tools each occupy distinct subheadings and may carry independent obligations. Re-classification on customs examination — for example, where a unit head boring machine is reclassified as a machining centre — triggers retrospective compliance and potential detention. Confirm the machine's operational configuration and intended use against the customs tariff description before relying on this classification.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 8457 20 10 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 machine is a multi-station transfer machine rather than a single-station unit?
Multi-station transfer machines for working metal are classified under a separate tariff line within heading 8457 and must be independently assessed for applicable compliance at that line.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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