Die and punch shaping machines

Die and punch shaping machines for metal removal

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8461 20 11 (die and punch shaping 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 numerically controlled machining centres or gear-cutting machines — may be classified under sibling tariff lines that carry distinct compliance requirements.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The principal importer risk at this tariff line is misclassification: die and punch shaping machines share a chapter with a wide range of metal-working machine tools, several of which attract compliance under Quality Control Orders applicable to numerically controlled or general-purpose machine tools. A customs re-classification to a covered tariff line triggers detention pending retrospective compliance. Verify the machine's operative principle, degree of numerical control, and intended end-use against the Chapter 84 tariff schedule before filing the bill of entry.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8461 20 11 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 shaping machine incorporates numerical control?

Numerically controlled machine tools are classified under distinct tariff lines within Chapter 84 and may attract compliance obligations that do not apply to this tariff line.

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