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Bearing housings, incorporating ball or roller bearings

Bearing housings incorporating ball or roller bearings

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8483 20 00 (bearing housings incorporating ball or roller bearings) 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. Other components classified within Chapter 84 — such as complete gearboxes, transmission shafts, or standalone ball and roller bearings — may carry distinct compliance obligations at their respective tariff lines.

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

The principal risk at this tariff line is misclassification: bearing housings supplied as part of a larger assembled unit, or housings that do not incorporate a bearing element, may be re-classified by customs to a different heading within Chapter 84, triggering retrospective compliance and potential detention. Importers should confirm that the goods as shipped — housing and integrated bearing together — match the tariff description precisely, and retain manufacturer specifications and assembly drawings to support that classification at examination.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 8483 20 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 bearing housing is imported without an integrated bearing?
A housing not incorporating a ball or roller bearing may be re-classified to a different tariff line within Chapter 84, which could attract separate compliance requirements and retrospective duty implications.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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