With internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800 cc

Motorcycles with engine capacity exceeding 800 cc

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 8711 50 00 (motorcycles with internal combustion piston engine exceeding 800 cc) is subject to the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with designated-port restrictions and homologation requirements under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Import of new vehicles is permitted only through 18 notified seaports, airports, and ICDs; second-hand vehicles are additionally restricted to Mumbai port only.

What this is

HSN code

8711 50 00

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

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

Customs documentation

Homologation certificate from competent authority
ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT
Right-hand drive conformance declaration

Compliance steps

1
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the 18 notified ports: seaports — Nhava Sheva, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Ennore, Cochin, Kattupalli, APM Terminals Pipavav, Krishnapatnam, Vishakhapatnam, Mundra; airports — Mumbai Air Cargo Complex, Delhi Air Cargo, Chennai Airport; ICDs — Talegaon Pune, Tughlakabad, Faridabad, Garhi Harsaru. Second-hand motorcycles are further restricted to Mumbai port under ITC (HS) Condition 1.
DGFT Notification 18/2015-20 dated 12-07-2018 · DGFT Notification 59/2023 dated 12-02-2024 · ITC (HS) Conditions 1 and 2 to Chapter 87
2
Obtain and present a Homologation Certificate — or Type Approval as permitted under ITC (HS) Condition 7 — confirming compliance with the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Motor Vehicles Rules. The certificate must confirm right-hand drive configuration, kilometre-calibrated speedometer, and photometric compliance of headlamps before out-of-charge.
ITC (HS) Condition 7 to Chapter 87 · Motor Vehicles Act, 1988

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that a foreign Type Approval certificate satisfies Indian homologation requirements without verification against ITC (HS) Condition 7. Indian homologation is a separate domestic process; a vehicle with a valid overseas type-approval but without a conforming Indian Homologation Certificate or a Condition-7-compliant equivalent will be detained at the port of entry, accumulating demurrage and ground rent while the deficiency is remedied — if remedy is possible at all.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 8711 50 00 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers this product family. Import of motorcycles exceeding 800 cc engine capacity is governed by the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with compliance requirements under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and designated-port restrictions.

Can a second-hand motorcycle exceeding 800 cc be imported through any of the 18 notified ports?

No. Second-hand vehicles are further restricted to Mumbai port only, per ITC (HS) Condition 1 to Chapter 87 as notified under DGFT Notification 18/2015-20.

What technical specifications must be confirmed before out-of-charge for this tariff line?

The customs proper officer verifies right-hand drive configuration, kilometre-calibrated speedometer, and photometric compliance of headlamps, in addition to the Homologation Certificate or Type Approval under Condition 7, per the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 compliance verification requirement.

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