For three-wheeled vehicles

Engine-fitted chassis for three-wheeled motor vehicles

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 8706 00 31 (chassis fitted with engines for three-wheeled vehicles) is subject to the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with import permitted only through designated seaports, airports, and inland container depots. Compliance with the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and its Rules — covering homologation, right-hand drive, kilometre speedometer, and headlamp photometry — is a concurrent customs-clearance requirement under ITC (HS) policy conditions 1, 2 and 7 of Chapter 87.

What this is

HSN code

8706 00 31

Chapter

87 · Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock; parts and accessories

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy, conditions 1, 2 and 7 of Chapter 87

Customs documentation

Homologation certificate from type-approval authority
Import compliance declaration to CBIC
ITC (HS) policy conditions certificate from DGFT

Compliance steps

1
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the 18 designated entry points: seaports Nhava Sheva, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ennore, Cochin, Kattupalli, APM Terminals Pipavav, Krishnapatnam, Vishakhapatnam, or Mundra; airports Mumbai Air Cargo Complex, Delhi Air Cargo, or Chennai Airport; or ICDs Talegaon Pune, Tughlakabad, Faridabad, or Garhi Harsaru. Arrival at any non-designated port renders the consignment liable to Restricted-import enforcement.
DGFT Notification 18/2015-20 dated 12-07-2018; DGFT Notification 59/2023-24 dated 12-02-2024
2
Verify compliance with the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and applicable Rules at the bill-of-entry stage: confirm the chassis carries a valid homologation certificate (or type-approval per ITC (HS) condition 7), right-hand drive configuration, kilometre-calibrated speedometer, and headlamps meeting Indian photometry standards. Non-compliant consignments are detained pending rectification or are liable to re-export.
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988; ITC (HS) policy conditions 1, 2 and 7 of Chapter 87

A word of counsel

The port-restriction list is exhaustive and applies to new chassis; second-hand vehicle chassis are further restricted to Mumbai port only under ITC (HS) condition 1 of Chapter 87. Importers frequently overlook the homologation requirement at the booking stage, shipping chassis that lack Indian type-approval and then facing detention, demurrage, and ground rent while awaiting a conformance ruling — or ultimately mandatory re-export at the importer's cost.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8706 00 31 require BIS certification?

No, engine-fitted chassis for three-wheeled vehicles are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy of the Directorate General of Foreign Trade under conditions 1, 2 and 7 of Chapter 87, with Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 compliance as a concurrent requirement.

Are second-hand chassis under this HSN subject to the same port list?

No. Second-hand vehicle chassis are restricted to Mumbai port only, per ITC (HS) condition 1 of Chapter 87; the broader 18-port list applies to new chassis imports.

What happens if a consignment arrives without a homologation certificate?

The consignment is detained at the port of entry; customs will not grant out-of-charge until a valid homologation certificate or type-approval evidence per ITC (HS) condition 7 is produced, and prolonged non-compliance results in a re-export order.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.