Parts of arc-lamps

Parts of arc-lamps for electric lighting equipment

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8539 90 20 (Parts of arc-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. Finished lamps and complete light sources within Chapter 85 — including LED light sources and sealed beam lamp units — may fall under sibling tariff lines 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 applies specifically to parts of arc-lamps; complete arc-lamps, finished discharge lamps, and LED light sources classified elsewhere in heading 8539 carry their own compliance regimes under Chapter 85. Customs re-classification of a part as a complete lamp — based on examination of commercial description, packaging, or declared end-use — triggers retrospective compliance, including detention pending the relevant licence. Verify that the product is genuinely an unfinished part and not a substantially complete lamp before relying on the absence of compliance here.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8539 90 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 product is a complete arc-lamp rather than a part?

Complete lamps and other finished light sources are classified under separate tariff lines within heading 8539 and may attract distinct compliance obligations under Chapter 85.

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