Gear shaver

Gear shaving machines for gear finishing operations

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8461 40 23 (Gear shaver) 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 certain power-driven hand tools — may attract compliance under sibling tariff lines, so classification accuracy matters.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The principal importer risk for gear shavers is misclassification: customs may re-examine whether the machine is more accurately described as a gear grinding or gear cutting machine, each classified at a distinct tariff line within heading 8461. A re-classification on examination triggers retrospective compliance obligations and potential detention pending resolution. Confirm the machine's operating principle — shaving versus grinding versus hobbing — and the manufacturer's technical specification before filing the bill of entry.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8461 40 23 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 performs gear grinding rather than gear shaving?

Gear grinding machines are classified at a distinct tariff line within heading 8461 and should be verified against that line's compliance status before import.

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