Automatic butt welding machinery

Automatic butt welding machinery, fully or partly automatic

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8515 21 20 (Automatic butt welding machinery) 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 electrical welding machines and apparatus within Chapter 85 — particularly those classified by output power, welding process, or intended industrial use — may fall under sibling tariff lines that carry compliance obligations.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The principal importer risk at this tariff line is misclassification: automatic butt welding machinery shares Chapter 85 with a range of electric soldering, brazing, and cutting apparatus, and customs re-classification to a more specific or regulated tariff line triggers retrospective compliance and detention pending resolution. Product specifications — degree of automation, welding process, output rating — should be verified precisely against the customs tariff before relying on the absence of compliance at this line.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8515 21 20 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 welding machine uses a laser, electron beam, or plasma arc process?

Machines operating by those processes are classified under distinct tariff lines within Chapter 85 and may attract separate compliance obligations depending on the technology and output.

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