Of high speed steel
Balls, needles and rollers of high speed steel
HSN 8482 91 14 (balls, needles and rollers of high speed steel) 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. Assembled ball or roller bearings classified elsewhere within Chapter 84 may carry distinct compliance obligations, and classification turns on whether the goods are presented as finished bearing elements or as complete bearing assemblies.
The principal risk at this tariff line is misclassification: high speed steel rolling elements presented together with races or housings may be re-classified by customs as complete bearings, attracting compliance applicable to assembled bearing products under Chapter 84. Retrospective re-classification triggers duty recovery and potential detention pending resolution. Ensure commercial documentation — mill certificates, technical drawings, and the packing list — clearly describes the goods as unassembled rolling elements of high speed steel.