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Motor vehicle bodies and cabs, other than passenger car types
HSN 8707 90 00 (motor vehicle bodies and cabs — other than those for passenger cars) 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. Bodies and cabs designed specifically for passenger motor cars classified under heading 8703 may fall under a sibling tariff line within Chapter 87 that carries distinct compliance obligations.
The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not insulate an importer from retrospective risk: customs may re-classify a body or cab to a more specific heading within Chapter 87 if the declared vehicle application — truck, bus, special-purpose vehicle — does not match the physical configuration on examination. Re-classification triggers retrospective duty recovery and potential detention. Verify the intended vehicle type against headings 8701 to 8705 and confirm the body's specification in the commercial invoice before filing the bill of entry.