Hair-removing appliances

Electric hair-removing appliances for skin and hair care

BIS QCO APPLICABLE · ISI MARK SCHEME · IS 302

HSN 8510 30 00 (hair-removing appliances) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 302 (Part 2/Sec 23):2009 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 07 March 2025 under the Electrical Appliances for Skin and Hair Care Quality Control Order, 2023. Phased enforcement applies: small enterprises from 07 June 2025 and micro enterprises from 07 September 2025.

What this is

HSN code

8510 30 00

Chapter

85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof

BIS QCO

Applicable · ISI Mark Scheme · CM/L required

Indian Standard

IS 302 (Part 2/Sec 23):2009 · effective 07-03-2025

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

BISBIS·Bureau of Indian Standards

Compliance steps

1
Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 302 (Part 2/Sec 23):2009 for electrical appliances for skin and hair care. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and manufacturing facility address on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.
Electrical Appliances for Skin and Hair Care Quality Control Order, 2023 · S.O. 1125(E) dated 05-03-2024
2
Ensure each hair-removing appliance bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number under Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product itself, not on packaging alone.
Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Electrical Appliances for Skin and Hair Care Quality Control Order, 2023
3
Confirm the applicable enforcement date for your supplier's enterprise classification: 07 March 2025 for standard enterprises, 07 June 2025 for small enterprises, and 07 September 2025 for micro enterprises. Consignments shipped before a supplier's applicable date but arriving after it must comply.
Electrical Appliances for Skin and Hair Care Quality Control Order, 2023 · S.O. 1125(E) dated 05-03-2024
4
Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or product-scope-mismatched CM/L triggers consignment detention, demurrage, and potential re-export or confiscation.
BIS Act, 2016 · Electrical Appliances for Skin and Hair Care Quality Control Order, 2023 · Customs Act, 1962

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is assuming that a CM/L licence held by a manufacturer against the parent IS 302 — or against a different Part or Section covering shavers or hair clippers — extends automatically to IS 302 (Part 2/Sec 23):2009 for skin and hair care appliances. The licence is Section-specific; a supplier licensed for adjacent personal-care equipment under a different Section of IS 302 is not authorised to supply hair-removing appliances, and customs will detain the consignment on the scope mismatch despite the ISI mark appearing on the carton.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8510 30 00 require BIS certification?

Yes. Hair-removing appliances must conform to IS 302 (Part 2/Sec 23):2009 under the ISI Mark Scheme, with effect from 07 March 2025, by virtue of the Electrical Appliances for Skin and Hair Care Quality Control Order, 2023; import is permitted only from a CM/L-licensed manufacturer.

Do phased enforcement dates affect import consignments from small or micro enterprises?

Yes. The enforcement date is 07 June 2025 for small enterprises and 07 September 2025 for micro enterprises. Consignments from a manufacturer whose phased date has not yet arrived are not required to carry a CM/L, but the date of arrival at the Indian port governs, not the date of shipment.

Does a CM/L licence for shavers or hair clippers under HSN 8510 cover hair-removing appliances?

No. IS 302 is structured in Parts and Sections; a CM/L covering shavers (a different Section) does not extend to IS 302 (Part 2/Sec 23):2009 for skin and hair care appliances. The licensed Section must match the imported product category precisely.

Is a single CM/L licence sufficient for all hair-removing appliance models from one manufacturer?

No. The CM/L is scope-specific by product variant and manufacturing facility; models or plants outside the licensed scope are not covered, and customs detains consignments where the declared model does not match the BIS register entry.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-18. Source: BIS / Indian Customs CUSDATA.