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Video monitor cathode-ray tubes

Colour cathode-ray tubes for video monitors

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8540 11 20 (video monitor cathode-ray tubes, colour) 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, bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Other thermionic valves, tubes, and display devices within Chapter 85 — including colour television picture tubes and flat-panel display components — may attract separate 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 Chapter 85 family of electron tubes and display devices: colour television picture tubes and certain electronic display modules carry distinct regulatory treatment, and customs re-classification to a covered sibling line triggers retrospective compliance including detention pending the relevant conformity documentation. Confirm the tube's intended application — monitor versus broadcast or consumer television — and verify the precise 8-digit classification before shipment.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 8540 11 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 cathode-ray tube is intended for a colour television set rather than a video monitor?
Colour television picture tubes are classified separately within Chapter 85 and may attract distinct compliance obligations; customs re-classification to that tariff line triggers retrospective compliance.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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