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Drilling or morticing machines

Drilling or morticing machines for working wood and similar hard materials

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HSN 8465 95 00 (drilling or morticing machines for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics, or similar hard materials) 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 machine-tools under Chapter 84 — particularly general-purpose drilling machines, electric hand tools, or numerically controlled machining centres — may fall under separate tariff lines that carry compliance requirements.

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

The principal risk at this tariff line is misclassification: a machine capable of working metals, or fitted with numeric control, may be reclassified into a Chapter 84 heading that does carry compliance, triggering detention pending re-classification and retrospective duty recovery. Verify that the declared machine is purpose-built for wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, or hard plastics — not a general-purpose or dual-use tool — before relying on the absence of compliance here.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 8465 95 00 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 drilling machine is designed for metalworking or is numerically controlled?
Metalworking machine-tools and numerically controlled machining centres are classified under distinct headings within Chapter 84 and may attract separate compliance requirements, making accurate declaration of the machine's intended material and control type essential.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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