Instrument landing system

Instrument landing system for radio navigation

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 8526 91 20 (Instrument landing system) is subject to mandatory type-approval certification under the Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipment (MTCTE) scheme, administered by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Telecommunications Engineering Centre (TEC), pursuant to the Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 2017. Compliance with TEC notifications — including F.No.5-2/2024-TC/TEC (Pt.1) dated 25-02-2025 — is required before the consignment may be cleared at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

8526 91 20

Chapter

85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof

Primary regulator

DoT/TEC · Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 2017 (MTCTE mandatory certification)

Customs documentation

MTCTE Type Approval Certificate from TEC
Compliance declaration from DoT
Import documentation from CBIC

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a valid MTCTE Type Approval Certificate from the Telecommunications Engineering Centre before the consignment is shipped. The instrument landing system must appear on the list of telecom products notified under MTCTE per TEC Notification F.No.5-2/2024-TC/TEC (Pt.1) dated 25-02-2025, which is the current operative amendment.
Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 2017 · TEC Notification F.No.5-2/2024-TC/TEC (Pt.1) dated 25-02-2025
2
Verify that the product model and manufacturer are registered under the MTCTE scheme as amended by TEC/01/2017-TC dated 04-07-2019, TEC notification dated 23-06-2020, and F.No.5-2/2021-TC/TEC/131 dated 13-06-2022. Upload the Type Approval Certificate in e-Sanchit prior to filing the bill of entry to avoid consignment detention.
TEC/01/2017-TC dated 04-07-2019 · TEC notification dated 23-06-2020 · F.No.5-2/2021-TC/TEC/131 dated 13-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is presenting a Type Approval Certificate obtained under an earlier MTCTE notification without verifying that the certificate remains valid under the latest amendment. The MTCTE notified product list has been amended multiple times — most recently by F.No.5-2/2024-TC/TEC (Pt.1) dated 25-02-2025 — and a certificate referencing a superseded notification version may be rejected at the bill of entry, triggering detention and demurrage until a current TEC approval is produced.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8526 91 20 require BIS certification?

No, instrument landing systems are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by mandatory MTCTE type-approval certification administered by the Department of Telecommunications and the Telecommunications Engineering Centre under the Indian Telegraph (Amendment) Rules, 2017.

Which TEC notification is the current operative version for MTCTE certification of instrument landing systems?

The current operative amendment is F.No.5-2/2024-TC/TEC (Pt.1) dated 25-02-2025, which amends the base notification TEC/01/2017-TC dated 04-07-2019 as previously modified by F.No.5-2/2021-TC/TEC/131 dated 13-06-2022.

What happens if the MTCTE Type Approval Certificate is not uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed?

Customs out-of-charge will be withheld pending production of the certificate, and the consignment is liable to detention, accumulating demurrage and ground rent until the mandatory TEC approval is verified and uploaded.

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