Other

Other machinery for working rubber or plastics

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8477 80 90 (other machinery for working rubber or plastics, 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 rubber- and plastics-processing machines classified under more precise headings within Chapter 84 — such as injection-moulding machines, extruders, or blow-moulding machines — may carry compliance obligations that do not apply here.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The residual nature of this tariff line creates a misclassification risk in both directions: machinery with a sufficiently specific description may be re-classified by customs into a named subheading within heading 8477 or an adjacent heading in Chapter 84, triggering retrospective compliance and potential detention. Importers should verify that the machine's function and design do not correspond to any specifically enumerated subheading before declaring under 8477 80 90. Detailed technical specifications, including processing method and intended material, should be retained and available for examination.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8477 80 90 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 machinery is a specifically named type such as an injection-moulding or blow-moulding machine?

Named rubber- and plastics-processing machines are classified under more specific subheadings within heading 8477 or elsewhere in Chapter 84, and those lines may carry their own compliance requirements distinct from this residual entry.

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