Front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter
Windscreens, rear windows and safety-glass windows for road vehicles
HSN 8708 22 00 (front windscreens, rear windows and other safety-glass windows for road vehicles) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 2553 (Part 2):2019 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 01 April 2023, by virtue of the Safety Glass (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023. No separate customs-clearance overlay applies to this tariff line.
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 2553 (Part 2):2019. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, glass type (toughened or laminated), and licensed facility address on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.Safety Glass (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023 · S.O. 1431(E) dated 24-03-2023 · S.O. 1045(E) dated 12-03-2020
- 2Ensure every pane of safety glass bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number as required under Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the glass unit itself, not on packaging alone.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Safety Glass (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023
- 3Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or product-scope-mismatched licence triggers consignment detention.BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962 · S.O. 1045(E) dated 12-03-2020 as amended
- 4If importing as a vehicle manufacturer for manufacture of up to 10,000 vehicles in India in a financial year, document the exemption basis at the bill-of-entry stage. Maintain per-financial-year volume records; imports beyond the 10,000-vehicle threshold lose exemption status and must be CM/L-certified.Safety Glass (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023 · S.O. 1431(E) dated 24-03-2023
- 5If importing for repairs or after-sales service, the import is exempt up to 5,000 units per financial year. Document the after-sales purpose at the bill-of-entry stage and track cumulative annual volume; units exceeding 5,000 must be sourced from a CM/L-licensed supplier bearing the ISI mark.Safety Glass (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023 · S.O. 1431(E) dated 24-03-2023
The most common error on this tariff line is conflating the two statutory exemptions — the 10,000-vehicle manufacturing carve-out and the 5,000-unit after-sales carve-out — and treating them as a blanket permission to import uncertified glass. Both exemptions are volume-capped per financial year and purpose-specific; any import that exceeds the applicable threshold, or that cannot demonstrate the qualifying purpose by contemporaneous documentation, is subject to the full ISI Mark Scheme obligation, and importing unmarked glass outside these limits exposes the consignment to detention and the importer to monetary penalty under the BIS Act, 2016.