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Other precision measuring and calculating instruments

CDSCO CLEARANCE · MOHFW CLEARANCE

HSN 9017 80 90 (Other instruments) is subject to Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) registration requirements where the instrument falls within the medical-device scope of G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020, issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW). Instruments classified as medical devices under that notification must comply with all registration conditions, including CDSCO importer registration, before a bill of entry can be cleared.

What this is

HSN code

9017 80 90

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

CDSCO · Medical devices listed under G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020 (MOHFW)

Customs documentation

Registration certificate from CDSCO
Importer registration certificate from Legal Metrology
G.S.R. 102(E) compliance declaration from MOHFW

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

CDSCOCDSCO·Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation

MOHFWMOHFW·Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Compliance steps

1
Determine whether the specific instrument being imported falls within the medical-device categories listed in G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020. If it does, obtain the requisite CDSCO importer registration and ensure all conditions specified in that notification are satisfied before filing the bill of entry.
G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
2
Upload the certificate of registration of importer of weights and measures (document code 101lm1) in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is assessed. The proper officer is required to verify this upload before granting out-of-charge where the bill has not been routed through the PGA for NOC.
Document code 101lm1 · e-Sanchit mandatory-document verification requirement

A word of counsel

The critical error on this tariff line is assuming that instruments under HSN 9017 80 90 are uniformly outside the medical-device regime. The G.S.R. 102(E) notification identifies specific categories of measuring and precision instruments that qualify as medical devices; importing any such instrument without CDSCO registration renders the consignment liable to detention and seizure under the Medical Devices Rules. Conduct a pre-shipment classification check against the G.S.R. 102(E) schedule before placing the purchase order.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 9017 80 90 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers this residual category of precision measuring and calculating instruments. Import is governed by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation under G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020 where the instrument qualifies as a medical device, with a weights-and-measures importer registration overlay in all cases.

Which instruments under this tariff line are treated as medical devices requiring CDSCO registration?

Instruments falling within the categories enumerated in G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020 issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare are subject to CDSCO registration; the specific device categories are listed in that notification and must be checked against the product being imported.

Is the weights-and-measures importer registration required even when the instrument is not a medical device?

Yes. The certificate of registration of importer of weights and measures (document code 101lm1) is mandated as a customs documentation requirement under this tariff line and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit regardless of whether the CDSCO medical-device regime applies.

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