Tapping machines

Tapping machines for metal removal (threading, tapping)

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8459 70 20 (tapping 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 machine-tools within Chapter 84 — particularly CNC machining centres, drilling machines, and milling machines — may fall under sibling tariff lines that carry distinct compliance obligations; classification against the correct tariff line is 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 functionally adjacent machine-tools classified elsewhere in Chapter 84: numerically controlled or CNC variants, combined drilling-tapping units, and certain power-driven hand tools each occupy separate tariff positions that may attract compliance under applicable standards. Re-classification on customs examination triggers retrospective compliance, including detention pending the relevant licence or conformity documentation. Verify the machine's primary function, control type, and intended use against the full Chapter 84 tariff schedule before relying on the absence of compliance here.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8459 70 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 tapping machine is numerically controlled or combined with other metal-removal functions?

Numerically controlled or multi-function variants may be classifiable under a different tariff line within Chapter 84 that carries its own compliance obligations, and re-classification by customs to the more specific line triggers retrospective compliance.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.