Potentiometers

Potentiometers, other than wire-wound or heating types

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8533 39 10 (Potentiometers) 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 resistors and rheostats under Chapter 85 — particularly wire-wound types and those integrated into regulated end-products — may fall under tariff lines that carry compliance requirements.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The principal risk at this tariff line is misclassification: potentiometers assembled into finished electronic equipment regulated under a Quality Control Order may draw the assembled product — and its components — into a compliance review on examination. Wire-wound potentiometers and rheostats are classified separately within heading 8533 and may attract distinct treatment. Verify the precise product description, construction type, and intended end-use against the customs tariff before relying on the absence of compliance at this line.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8533 39 10 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 potentiometer is of the wire-wound type?

Wire-wound potentiometers are classified under a separate tariff line within heading 8533 and should be assessed independently for any applicable compliance requirements.

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