Baby carriages
Baby carriages (prams, strollers, pushchairs)
HSN 8715 00 10 (Baby carriages) is subject to the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under Conditions 1, 2 and 7 of Chapter 87. Import is permitted only through a designated list of seaports, airports, and Inland Container Depots notified under DGFT Notification 18/2015-20 and DGFT Notification 59/2023. Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 compliance, including homologation and right-hand-drive requirements, applies as a mandatory technical overlay at the bill of entry.
- Port compliance declaration to DGFT
- Homologation certificate from competent authority
- ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT
- 1Verify that the consignment will arrive through one of the 18 designated 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), or ICDs (Talegaon Pune, Tughlakabad, Faridabad, Garhi Harsaru). Routing through any non-designated port triggers ITC (HS) Restricted-import enforcement.DGFT Notification 18/2015-20 dated 12-07-2018 · DGFT Notification 59/2023 dated 12-02-2024
- 2Confirm compliance with the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and applicable Rules, including homologation certificate or type approval under Condition 7, right-hand-drive configuration, kilometre speedometer, and headlamp photometry requirements before the bill of entry is assessed.ITC (HS) Conditions 1, 2 and 7 to Chapter 87 · Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
- 3If importing second-hand baby carriages, note that second-hand vehicles are permitted only through Mumbai port under ITC (HS) Condition 1 of Chapter 87. A separate declaration confirming second-hand status and Mumbai port routing must accompany the bill of entry.ITC (HS) Condition 1 to Chapter 87 · DGFT Notification 18/2015-20 dated 12-07-2018
The most common error on this tariff line is treating baby carriages as ordinary consumer goods and overlooking the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 technical overlay — particularly the homologation certificate and right-hand-drive requirement — which customs officers verify at the designated port before out-of-charge. A consignment arriving at a non-designated port without prior port-of-entry alignment faces detention and demurrage with no recourse to in-transit diversion; the ITC (HS) Condition 7 type-approval route is an alternative to a full homologation certificate but must be explicitly documented at filing.