Other
Parts of furniture (hinges, fittings of metal or other materials)
HSN 9403 99 00 (parts of furniture) is covered by two Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Orders. Hinges fall under the Hinges (Quality Control) Order, 2025 against nine applicable Indian Standards with effect from 01 July 2025, while wood-furniture articles are governed by the Furniture (Quality Control) Order, 2025 with effect from 14 February 2026. Both regimes require conformity and ISI marking under the ISI Mark Scheme; Directorate General of Foreign Trade policy controls apply as a separate customs-clearance overlay.
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- 1Identify the product sub-type — hinge or furniture article — and map it to the correct Indian Standard: IS 12817:2020 (stainless steel butt hinges), IS 1341:2018 (steel butt hinges), IS 205:1992 (non-ferrous metal butt hinges), IS 206:2010 (tee and strap hinges), IS 362:1991 (parliament hinges), IS 3818:1992 (piano hinges), IS 3843:1995 (steel back flap hinges), IS 453:1993 (double-acting spring hinges), or IS 18297:2023 (cabinet hinges). Wood-furniture articles map to IS 17631–17636:2022 by furniture type.Hinges (Quality Control) Order, 2025 · S.O. 1368(E) dated 21-03-2025; Furniture (Quality Control) Order, 2025 · S.O. 801(E) dated 13-02-2025
- 2Verify the foreign supplier's BIS CM/L licence number on the BIS online register against the specific IS standard covering the product and the licensed manufacturing facility. Confirm the licensed product scope matches the hinge type or furniture category being imported before placing the purchase order.ISI Mark Scheme — Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018; S.O. 1368(E) dated 21-03-2025; S.O. 801(E) dated 13-02-2025
- 3Ensure every product unit bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number. Marking must appear on the product itself; marking on packaging alone does not satisfy the statutory obligation under the ISI Mark Scheme.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018; Hinges (Quality Control) Order, 2025 · S.O. 1368(E) dated 21-03-2025
- 4Confirm whether the Furniture QCO MSME exemption applies: enterprises registered on the Udyam Portal with plant and machinery investment not exceeding ₹1 crore and turnover not exceeding ₹5 crore (as certified by a Chartered Accountant) are exempt from the furniture QCO. No equivalent MSME exemption is stated for the Hinges QCO — verify Para 2 of S.O. 1368(E) for any provisos.S.O. 801(E) dated 13-02-2025; S.O. 774(E) dated 12-02-2026; S.O. 1368(E) dated 21-03-2025
- 5Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number and the applicable IS standard on the bill of entry. If the consignment originates in Bangladesh, confirm applicability of port restrictions under paragraph 19 of the general notes to the import policy and document any exemption basis.BIS Act, 2016; Customs Act, 1962; DGFT Notification 7/25-26 dated 17-05-2025
The most common error on this tariff line is treating HSN 9403 99 00 as a single-standard obligation. The residual 'Other' subheading at the 8-digit level captures both furniture articles (six IS standards under the Furniture QCO, enforcement from 14 February 2026) and a separate nine-standard hinge regime (enforcement from 01 July 2025) — each with its own enforcement date and QCO notification. An importer who maps a mixed consignment of hinges and furniture fittings to a single IS standard risks detention at port for the uncertified product category, even where one category carries a valid CM/L.