Head lamps, tail lamps, stop lamps, side lamps and blinkers
Vehicular head lamps, tail lamps, stop lamps, side lamps, and blinkers
HSN 8512 20 10 (head lamps, tail lamps, stop lamps, side lamps, and blinkers for cycles or motor vehicles) 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, bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Other electrical lighting and signalling equipment within Chapter 85 — particularly sealed-beam lamp units and certain lighting assemblies — may be classified under sibling tariff lines that carry compliance obligations.
The principal risk at this tariff line is misclassification: automotive lighting components can straddle the boundary between finished lighting assemblies under heading 8512 and bulb or lamp articles under heading 8539, which carries distinct compliance. A customs re-classification to a covered tariff line triggers retrospective compliance and detention pending the relevant licence or certification. Confirm the precise product specification — lamp type, circuit configuration, and intended vehicle category — against the customs tariff schedule before relying on the absence of compliance here.