Plastic insulated, of a kind used in telecommunication
Plastic insulated cables for telecommunication use
HSN 8544 49 92 (plastic insulated cable of a kind used in telecommunication) is covered by two Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Orders. Conformity to IS 1554, IS 7098, IS 17048:2018, IS 5950:1984, and IS 694 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme, with the Cables (Quality Control) Order, 2020 effective from 21 January 2020 and the Electrical Wires, Cables, Appliances and Protection Devices and Accessories (Quality Control) Order, 2003 effective from 17 February 2003. Directorate General of Foreign Trade policy controls on copper products under the India-Nepal Treaty TRQ and ISFTA port restrictions apply as separate customs-clearance overlays.
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- 1Identify the applicable Indian Standard by cable type and voltage rating before placing the purchase order: IS 1554 (Part 1):1988 for PVC insulated heavy-duty cables up to 1100 V; IS 1554 (Part 2):1988 for 3.3 kV to 11 kV; IS 7098 (Part 1):1988 for XLPE/PVC cables up to 1100 V; IS 7098 (Part 2):2011 for 3.3 kV to 33 kV; IS 7098 (Part 3):1993 for 66 kV to 220 kV; IS 17048:2018 for HFFR cables up to 1100 V; IS 5950:1984 for shot-firing cables; IS 694 for PVC insulated cables up to 1100 V.Cables (Quality Control) Order, 2020 · S.O. 294(E) dated 21-01-2020; Electrical Wires, Cables, Appliances and Protection Devices and Accessories (Quality Control) Order, 2003 · S.O. 189(E) dated 17-02-2003
- 2Verify the foreign manufacturer's BIS CM/L licence number on the BIS online register against the specific IS standard, part number, voltage class, and licensed manufacturing facility. The CM/L must be current and its product scope must cover the exact cable type in the consignment.Cables (Quality Control) Order, 2020 · S.O. 294(E) dated 21-01-2020; ISI Mark Scheme under Scheme-I of the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018
- 3Ensure each cable or drum bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number, traceable to the licensed facility and IS part. Marking must appear on the product itself; marking on outer packaging alone does not satisfy the statutory requirement.BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Scheme-I marking requirements
- 4Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number and the relevant IS reference (including part number) on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, scope-mismatched, or wrong-part CM/L triggers consignment detention, demurrage, and potential re-export.Cables (Quality Control) Order, 2020 · S.O. 294(E) dated 21-01-2020; BIS Act, 2016; Customs Act, 1962
- 5If the consignment is copper-content cable originating from Sri Lanka under ISFTA, route the import through specified ports only as required under policy condition 2 of Chapter 85. If covered by the India-Nepal Treaty TRQ allocation for copper products under CTH 8544, verify DGFT TRQ allocation and comply with the monitoring procedure.Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 85; DGFT Public Notice 17/2023 dated 22-06-2023 · paragraphs (i) to (xv) and paragraph 2.92 of the Handbook of Procedures, 2023
The dominant compliance failure on HSN 8544 49 92 is treating the tariff line as a single BIS obligation and obtaining one CM/L, when the QCO regime maps at least seven IS parts across two Quality Control Orders — each part-specific and voltage-class-specific. A CM/L for IS 1554 (Part 1):1988 does not cover IS 7098 (Part 2):2011 cables in the same consignment; customs detains the non-covered cable types regardless of the valid licence on file for another part. Confirm the IS part number and voltage class of every cable type on the packing list before the purchase order, and verify that the supplier holds a matching CM/L for each.