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Other office machines, not elsewhere specified

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8472 90 99 (other office machines, not elsewhere specified) 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. Specific office machines enumerated within Chapter 84 — such as automatic banknote dispensers, coin-sorting machines, or addressing machines — may fall under more specific tariff lines that carry distinct compliance obligations.

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

The residual character of this tariff line makes misclassification the primary risk: a machine that belongs to a named sub-heading within heading 8472 — or to an entirely different heading in Chapter 84 covering data-processing or telecommunications equipment — will be re-classified on customs examination, triggering retrospective compliance and potential detention. Verify that the product genuinely has no more specific classification before relying on the absence of compliance at this line.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 8472 90 99 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 office machine falls under a named category in heading 8472 or a different Chapter 84 heading?
Named machine types — such as automatic banknote dispensers or coin-counting machines — and equipment classifiable under Chapter 84 headings covering information-technology or telecommunications hardware may attract specific compliance requirements, and customs re-classification to such a heading triggers retrospective compliance obligations.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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