Gear hobber, spur and helical

Gear hobbing machines for spur and helical gears

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8461 40 26 (gear hobber, spur and helical) 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 under Chapter 84 — particularly numerically controlled or multi-function variants — may be classified under distinct tariff lines that carry separate compliance considerations.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The primary risk at this tariff line is misclassification: gear grinding or gear finishing machines, and numerically controlled gear-cutting machines, occupy separate sub-headings within heading 8461 and may attract different duty treatment. A customs re-classification on examination can trigger retrospective duty recovery and detention pending resolution. Confirm the machine's precise function — hobbing versus grinding versus finishing — and its control type against the customs tariff before filing the bill of entry.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8461 40 26 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 gear-cutting machine is numerically controlled or performs gear grinding rather than hobbing?

Numerically controlled variants and gear grinding or gear finishing machines are classified under separate sub-headings within heading 8461, which may carry distinct duty rates and compliance obligations.

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