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Receiver or amplifier valves and tubes

Receiver or amplifier thermionic valves and tubes

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 8540 81 00 (receiver or amplifier valves and 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 tubes within Chapter 85 — such as cathode-ray tubes or television camera tubes — may fall under separate tariff lines that carry distinct compliance obligations.

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

The principal importer risk at this tariff line is misclassification: valves and tubes serving display, rectification, or imaging functions are separately classified within heading 8540 and may attract compliance regimes that do not apply here. A customs re-classification on examination triggers retrospective compliance, including detention pending the relevant clearance. Verify the functional specification — amplification or reception versus display or rectification — against the customs tariff before declaring under this line.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 8540 81 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 tube serves a display or rectification function rather than reception or amplification?
Tubes serving display, imaging, or rectification functions are classified under separate tariff lines within heading 8540 and may attract distinct compliance obligations under Chapter 85.
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)