Rheostats

Rheostats, variable resistors for general electrical use

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8533 39 20 (Rheostats) 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 potentiometers within Chapter 85 may fall under tariff lines that attract compliance obligations; classification against the precise product type is the principal importer risk.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend across Chapter 85 as a whole: wirewound potentiometers, precision resistor networks, and heating resistors are each separately classified and may attract distinct BIS or other compliance requirements. Re-classification on customs examination to a line that does carry compliance triggers retrospective obligations, including detention pending regularisation. Confirm the product's technical specification — resistance range, construction type, intended application — against the customs tariff before relying on the absence of compliance here.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8533 39 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 resistor is a wirewound potentiometer or a heating resistor?

Wirewound potentiometers and heating resistors are classified under distinct tariff lines within Chapter 85 and may attract compliance requirements that do not apply to this line.

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