Other for automobile lamps

Filament or discharge lamps for automobile use

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8539 29 40 (other filament or discharge lamps for automobile lamps) 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 lamp types within Chapter 85 — including LED light sources, sealed beam lamp units, and general-purpose filament lamps — may fall under sibling tariff lines that do carry BIS Quality Control Order compliance.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The principal importer risk at this tariff line is misclassification: lamps that function as LED light sources, or that are general lighting products rather than dedicated automobile fitments, may be re-classified to a covered tariff line within Chapter 85, triggering retrospective compliance and detention pending the relevant BIS licence. Verify the lamp technology — filament or gas discharge — and the end-use designation against the manufacturer's technical datasheet before declaring under this code.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8539 29 40 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 automobile lamp uses LED technology instead of filament or discharge?

LED light sources are classified under a separate tariff line within Chapter 85 and may attract BIS Quality Control Order compliance, making accurate technology identification critical before import.

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