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Monochrome cathode-ray tubes for television receivers

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8540 12 00 (monochrome cathode-ray tubes) 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 thermionic, cold-cathode, or photo-cathode valves and tubes under Chapter 85 — particularly colour cathode-ray tubes and certain electronic display components — may carry distinct compliance obligations at their respective tariff lines.

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

The principal risk at this tariff line is misclassification: colour cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes, and other electron-beam devices classified separately within Chapter 85 may attract BIS or other compliance that does not extend to monochrome cathode-ray tubes. Customs re-classification on examination — for instance, where a tube is found to be a colour-capable device — triggers retrospective compliance and potential detention pending the applicable licence. Verify the technical specification against the customs tariff description before relying on the absence of compliance here.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 8540 12 00 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 colour rather than monochrome?
Colour cathode-ray tubes are classified under a separate tariff line within Chapter 85 and may attract compliance obligations that do not apply to monochrome tubes.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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ChapterChapter 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereofIndustryElectronics & IT industryHSNTHERMIONIC, COLD CATHODE OR PHOTO-CATHODE VALVES AND TUBES (FOR EXAMPLE, VACUUM OR VAPOUR OR GAS FILLED VALVES AND TUBES, MERCURY ARC RECTIFYING VALVES AND TUBES, CATHODE-RAY TUBES, TELEVISION CAMERA TUBES)