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Micrometers, calipers and gauges for medical use

CDSCO CLEARANCE · MOHFW CLEARANCE

HSN 9017 30 29 (Other micrometers, calipers and gauges) is subject to Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) registration under the Medical Devices Rules, 2017, where the device falls within the notified list issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) under G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020. Import is conditional on compliance with all registration and licensing conditions prescribed in that notification.

What this is

HSN code

9017 30 29

Chapter

90 · Optical, photographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments

Primary regulator

CDSCO · Medical Devices Rules, 2017 (G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020)

Customs documentation

Registration certificate from CDSCO
Import licence from CDSCO
MOHFW notification compliance declaration

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

CDSCOCDSCO·Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation

MOHFWMOHFW·Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Compliance steps

1
Verify whether the specific micrometer, caliper, or gauge being imported is listed in G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020 issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Only devices falling within that notified list are subject to CDSCO registration and import-licensing requirements.
G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
2
Obtain the requisite CDSCO registration and import licence before filing the bill of entry. Both the registration certificate and the import licence must be current and available for verification at the port of import; consignments lacking valid CDSCO credentials are liable to detention pending regularisation.
G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020 · Medical Devices Rules, 2017

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is importing under the assumption that precision measuring instruments at 9017 30 29 are purely industrial and therefore outside the CDSCO regime. Where the instrument is intended or labelled for medical or clinical use and is listed under G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020, the CDSCO registration and import-licence requirements apply in full — intended end-use, not the physical form of the instrument, is the determinative criterion. Misclassifying a listed medical-grade gauge as a general-purpose industrial instrument and filing without CDSCO credentials exposes the consignment to seizure and the importer to prosecution under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 9017 30 29 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers this tariff line. Where the imported micrometer, caliper, or gauge qualifies as a medical device under G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020, import is governed by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation under the Medical Devices Rules, 2017.

How do I determine whether my instrument under HSN 9017 30 29 is subject to CDSCO registration?

Check whether the device is listed in G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020 issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; only devices on that notified list attract the CDSCO registration and import-licence obligation.

What happens if a listed medical device under this HSN is imported without a valid CDSCO registration?

The consignment is liable to detention at the port of import, and the importer is exposed to prosecution and confiscation under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, as the registration condition under G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020 is a pre-import requirement.

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