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Motor vehicle parts and accessories incorporating safety glass
HSN 8708 99 00 (motor vehicle parts and accessories incorporating safety glass) 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 beyond the BIS obligation applies to this tariff line.
- 1Source safety glass components 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, and licensed facility address on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.Safety Glass (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023 · S.O. 1045(E) dated 12-03-2020 as amended · S.O. 1431(E) dated 24-03-2023
- 2Ensure every piece of safety glass bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number per Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. Marking must appear on the product itself, not on packaging alone.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Safety Glass (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023
- 3If the importer is a vehicle manufacturer, document that annual import volume does not exceed 10,000 units of safety glass for vehicles manufactured in India per financial year. Retain the production-volume records that substantiate the exemption claim, as customs may require verification at port.Safety Glass (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023 · S.O. 1431(E) dated 24-03-2023
- 4If importing for repairs or after-sales service, document that the annual import quantity does not exceed 5,000 units of safety glass per financial year. Maintain consignment-level records to demonstrate aggregate volumes across the financial year.Safety Glass (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023 · S.O. 1431(E) dated 24-03-2023
- 5Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number on the bill of entry, or declare the applicable exemption basis with supporting documentation. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or scope-mismatched CM/L triggers consignment detention.Safety Glass (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2023 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
The single most common error on this tariff line is assuming that vehicle-manufacturer or after-sales-service exemptions are blanket and self-executing. Both carve-outs are volume-capped per financial year — 10,000 units and 5,000 units respectively — and exceed that threshold the moment cumulative imports across all shipments in the financial year breach the limit, at which point the ISI-mark requirement applies in full to the excess. Importers who fail to track running financial-year volumes across multiple bills of entry face detention and monetary penalty on the over-quota consignment.