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Electrical appliances for skin and hair care (massage apparatus, mechano-therapy devices)

BIS QCO APPLICABLE · ISI MARK SCHEME · IS 302 · CDSCO OVERLAY · MOHFW OVERLAY

HSN 9019 10 90 (residual mechano-therapy appliances and massage apparatus) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 302 (Part 2/Sec 23):2009 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 07 March 2025, by virtue of the Electrical Appliances for Skin and Hair Care Quality Control Order 2023. Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation registration under G.S.R. 102(E) applies as a separate customs-clearance overlay for any product notified as a medical device.

What this is

HSN code

9019 10 90

Chapter

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

BIS QCO

Applicable · ISI Mark Scheme · CM/L required

Indian Standard

IS 302 (Part 2/Sec 23):2009 · effective 07-03-2025

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

BISBIS·Bureau of Indian Standards

CDSCOCDSCO·Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation

MOHFWMOHFW·Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Compliance steps

1
Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 302 (Part 2/Sec 23):2009. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and licensed manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.
Electrical Appliances for Skin and Hair Care Quality Control Order 2023 · S.O. 1125(E) dated 05-03-2024
2
Ensure each appliance bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number under 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 · Electrical Appliances for Skin and Hair Care Quality Control Order 2023
3
Confirm the applicable enforcement date for the supplier's enterprise category: 07 March 2025 for regular enterprises, 07 June 2025 for small enterprises, and 07 September 2025 for micro enterprises. Goods shipped before a supplier's applicable date from an unlicensed facility remain non-compliant on the date of import.
Electrical Appliances for Skin and Hair Care Quality Control Order 2023 · S.O. 1125(E) dated 05-03-2024
4
If the product is listed as a medical device under G.S.R. 102(E), obtain Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation registration before import. Quote the CDSCO registration number on the bill of entry alongside the BIS CM/L number; both are independently verified by customs.
G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020 issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
5
Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or scope-mismatched licence triggers consignment detention, demurrage, and potential re-export or confiscation.
BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962 · Electrical Appliances for Skin and Hair Care Quality Control Order 2023

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is importing under the general 'Other' mechano-therapy description without confirming whether the product falls within the specific scope of IS 302 (Part 2/Sec 23):2009 — electrical appliances for skin and hair care — rather than a different Part or Section of IS 302 or a distinct medical-device regime under CDSCO. A device marketed as a massage appliance but notified as a medical device under G.S.R. 102(E) requires CDSCO registration independently of the BIS QCO; treating BIS CM/L as the sole compliance gateway on such products leads to detention at port.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 9019 10 90 require BIS certification?

Yes. Electrical appliances for skin and hair care falling within this tariff line must conform to IS 302 (Part 2/Sec 23):2009 under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 07 March 2025, pursuant to the Electrical Appliances for Skin and Hair Care Quality Control Order 2023.

Is Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation registration required in addition to BIS QCO compliance?

Yes, if the product is listed as a medical device under G.S.R. 102(E) dated 11-02-2020. CDSCO registration is administered by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and is independent of the BIS ISI Mark Scheme obligation.

Do phased enforcement dates affect when import of non-compliant goods becomes impermissible?

Yes. The BIS QCO applies from 07 March 2025 for regular enterprises, 07 June 2025 for small enterprises, and 07 September 2025 for micro enterprises. Goods imported after a supplier's applicable date from an unlicensed manufacturer are non-compliant regardless of the shipment date.

Does a single CM/L licence cover all skin and hair care appliance variants from the same manufacturer?

No. The CM/L is scope-specific by product type, appliance variant, and licensed manufacturing facility; products outside the licensed scope or from an unlicensed plant are not covered and will be detained at customs.

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