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Electrical resistors, other than wirewound or heating types

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8533 39 90 (other electrical resistors — not wirewound and not heating resistors) 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. Resistors of specific types — wirewound, heating, or those incorporated into finished electrical apparatus — may fall under sibling tariff lines within Chapter 85 that do carry compliance obligations.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.
A word of counsel

The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend to the broader heading: wirewound resistors and certain other resistor categories classified elsewhere under heading 8533 may attract BIS Quality Control Order obligations, and finished electrical equipment incorporating resistors (classified under other Chapter 85 headings) frequently does. Re-classification on customs examination — for instance, where a declared resistor assembly is treated as a finished appliance — triggers retrospective compliance and risks detention pending clearance. Verify the product's form, intended use, and technical specification against the customs tariff before importing.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 8533 39 90 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 wirewound or forms part of a finished electrical apparatus?
Wirewound resistors fall under a separate tariff line within heading 8533 and may attract BIS compliance, while finished electrical apparatus under Chapter 85 frequently carries its own Quality Control Order obligations.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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