Manually operated

Manually operated cash registers, mail processing and franking machines

HSN 8470 90 20 (manually operated cash registers, mail processing and franking machines) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS/IEC 62368-1:2023 is mandatory under the Compulsory Registration Scheme with effect from 18 March 2021, by virtue of the Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021. Directorate General of Foreign Trade and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs policy controls apply as separate customs-clearance overlays.

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

1. 1
   Verify the foreign supplier's BIS Compulsory Registration Scheme R-number on the BIS portal against IS/IEC 62368-1:2023 (or, during the concurrent-running window, IS 13252 Part 1:2010 or IS 616:2017). The R-number must be model-specific and current on the date of the shipping bill.
   Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021 · S.O. 1248(E) dated 18-03-2021 · S.O. 4997(E) dated 29-10-2025
2. 2
   Confirm which standard window applies: for goods at serial no. 65 of the Order, concurrent running of IS 13252 Part 1:2010 and IS 616:2017 alongside IS/IEC 62368-1:2023 is permitted until 1 May 2026; for all other notified goods, concurrent running is permitted until 1 November 2028, after which IS 13252 Part 1:2010 and IS 616:2017 stand withdrawn.
   S.O. 4997(E) dated 29-10-2025 · Electronics and Information Technology Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) Order, 2021 · General Note 2(c) of the Import Policy
3. 3
   Ensure each unit bears the BIS standard mark and the supplier's R-number under Scheme II of Schedule II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product itself and be traceable to the registered model code.
   Scheme II of Schedule II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · S.O. 1248(E) dated 18-03-2021
4. 4
   Ensure compliance with DGFT Notification 13/24-25 dated 20-05-2024 regarding paragraph 2.31(1)(b) of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023, paragraph 2(c) of the General Notes to the Import Policy, and Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 84 before filing the bill of entry.
   DGFT Notification 13/24-25 dated 20-05-2024 · Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 84 · General Note 2(c) of the Import Policy
5. 5
   Ensure compliance with paragraphs 1 to 4 of CBIC Instruction 27/2025-Cus dated 26-08-2025. Quote the supplier's BIS R-number on the bill of entry; customs verifies it in real time against the BIS portal, and an absent, expired, or model-mismatched R-number triggers consignment detention.
   CBIC Instruction 27/2025-Cus dated 26-08-2025 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962