Turntables (record-decks)
Turntables and record-decks for sound reproduction
HSN 8519 30 00 (Turntables and record-decks) 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 sound recording or reproducing apparatus under Chapter 85 — particularly those incorporating wireless or radio-frequency functions — may fall under sibling tariff lines that carry compliance obligations.
The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend across Chapter 85 as a whole: apparatus incorporating Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or other radio-frequency transmission capability is classified under different headings and attracts Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing type-approval requirements. Re-classification by customs on examination — for instance, where a turntable integrates a wireless receiver — triggers retrospective compliance and detention pending the relevant clearance. Confirm the precise technical specification, particularly the absence of radio-frequency circuitry, before relying on this absence of compliance.