Other sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles

Sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, combination shotgun-rifles

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 9303 20 00 (sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles) is subject to the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with import permitted only under Policy Conditions Nos. 1 and 2 of Chapter 93. Imports of arms and related material originating from or shipped via Iraq are categorically prohibited under Policy Condition No. 5 of Chapter 93.

What this is

HSN code

9303 20 00

Chapter

93 · Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy, Chapter 93, Conditions 1, 2 and 5

Customs documentation

Import authorisation from DGFT
ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT

Compliance steps

1
Obtain prior import authorisation from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade satisfying Policy Conditions Nos. 1 and 2 of Chapter 93 before filing the bill of entry. Importing without a current, valid authorisation renders the consignment liable to seizure as a Restricted-category import.
ITC (HS) Import Policy, Chapter 93, Policy Conditions Nos. 1 and 2
2
Verify that the origin, transit country, and supplier are not connected to Iraq; imports of arms and related material from Iraq are absolutely prohibited under Policy Condition No. 5 of Chapter 93 and cannot be regularised post-importation.
ITC (HS) Import Policy, Chapter 93, Policy Condition No. 5

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is conflating a general arms-dealer licence under domestic firearms law with the separate DGFT import authorisation required for the Restricted-import policy condition. The two are independent instruments: a valid domestic licence does not substitute for Chapter 93 Policy Condition compliance at the bill-of-entry stage, and a consignment cleared on a domestic licence alone will be detained pending DGFT authorisation, accumulating demurrage and ground rent.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 9303 20 00 require BIS certification?

No, sporting and hunting shotguns are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade under Chapter 93, Policy Conditions Nos. 1 and 2.

What are Policy Conditions Nos. 1 and 2 of Chapter 93 that apply to this import?

The specific conditions are prescribed in Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 for Chapter 93; the importer must satisfy both conditions as a prerequisite to DGFT granting import authorisation, and the authorisation must be presented at the bill-of-entry stage.

Does the Iraq prohibition apply only to goods manufactured in Iraq or also to goods transiting through Iraq?

Policy Condition No. 5 to Chapter 93 prohibits import of arms and related material from Iraq; consignments with any Iraqi origin or Iraqi-transit nexus should be treated as falling within the prohibition and are not eligible for regularisation.

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