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Television camera tubes; image converters and intensifiers; other photos-cathode tubes

Television camera tubes, image converters, intensifiers, and photo-cathode tubes

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8540 20 00 (television camera tubes, image converters and intensifiers, and other photo-cathode 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, bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Other thermionic, cold cathode, or photo-cathode valves and tubes within Chapter 85 may carry distinct compliance obligations depending on end-use or product type.

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 heading: cathode-ray tubes, magnetrons, and other electron valves within heading 8540 are classified at the 8-digit level by type, and re-classification on customs examination to a line that does carry compliance triggers retrospective duty recovery and potential detention. Verify the precise technical specification — tube type, intended application, and operating principle — against the customs tariff before relying on the absence of compliance at this line.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 8540 20 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 imported tube is a cathode-ray tube or magnetron rather than a photo-cathode tube?
Cathode-ray tubes and magnetrons are classified under separate 8-digit tariff lines within heading 8540, which may attract distinct compliance or duty treatment, making accurate product characterisation essential before filing the bill of entry.
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)