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Chassis fitted with engines for motor vehicles (residual category)

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 8706 00 39 (chassis fitted with engines, other) is subject to the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with port-of-entry restrictions confining imports to 18 designated seaports, airports, and ICDs. Compliance with the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 — including homologation or type approval, right-hand drive, kilometre speedometer, and headlamp photometry requirements — is an additional customs-verification obligation at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

8706 00 39

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, Chapter 87

Customs documentation

ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT
Homologation certificate from competent authority
Type approval certificate from competent authority

Compliance steps

1
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the 18 designated ports: seaports (Nhava Sheva, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ennore, Cochin, Kattupalli, APM Terminals Pipavav, Krishnapatnam, Visakhapatnam, Mundra), airports (Mumbai Air Cargo Complex, Delhi Air Cargo, Chennai Airport), or ICDs (Talegaon Pune, Tughlakabad, Faridabad, Garhi Harsaru). Arrival at any unlisted port renders the consignment liable to detention under the ITC (HS) Restricted-import condition.
DGFT Notification 18/2015-20 dated 12-07-2018; DGFT Notification 59/2023-24 dated 12-02-2024; ITC (HS) Conditions 1 and 2, Chapter 87
2
Obtain and upload the Homologation Certificate (or Type Approval Certificate per ITC (HS) Condition 7) before out-of-charge. The customs proper officer will also verify right-hand drive configuration, kilometre-calibrated speedometer, and photometry compliance of head lamps under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Rules made thereunder.
ITC (HS) Condition 7, Chapter 87; Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is filing the bill of entry at a non-designated port on the assumption that chassis (as distinct from complete vehicles) are not subject to the vehicle-import port restriction. ITC (HS) Conditions 1 and 2 of Chapter 87 apply to chassis fitted with engines without distinction; a consignment landed at an unnotified port faces detention, demurrage, and mandatory re-routing or re-export under DGFT enforcement, with no provision for post-arrival port-change.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8706 00 39 require BIS certification?

No, chassis fitted with engines under this residual category are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade under Conditions 1, 2 and 7 of Chapter 87, with mandatory port-of-entry and homologation requirements.

Are second-hand chassis permitted, and through which port?

Second-hand vehicles and chassis are permitted only through Mumbai port, subject to ITC (HS) Condition 1 of Chapter 87; arrival at any other designated port does not satisfy the condition for used goods.

What happens if the homologation certificate is not available at the time of filing the bill of entry?

Without the Homologation Certificate or Type Approval Certificate (per Condition 7), the proper officer cannot grant out-of-charge, and the consignment is detained — attracting demurrage and ground rent — until the requisite document is produced and verified.

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