Articles and equipment for table-tennis

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 9506 40 00 (articles and equipment for table-tennis) is not covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order and carries no Partner Government Agency clearance requirement at the tariff-line level. Import follows the standard customs procedure: Importer-Exporter Code (IEC), bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Other sports articles within Chapter 95 — particularly those targeting children — may fall under separate compliance regimes, and classification accuracy across the broader heading remains the principal importer risk.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend to all products within Chapter 95: toys and games designed for children may attract BIS Quality Control Order obligations under the broader toys chapter, and misclassification of a table-tennis article as a toy triggers retrospective compliance. Re-classification on customs examination can result in detention pending the applicable licence. Verify that the imported goods are correctly identified as table-tennis equipment and not as toys or children's recreational articles before relying on the absence of compliance.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 9506 40 00 require any pre-import registration?

A valid Importer-Exporter Code is required for any commercial import; no product-specific registration applies to this tariff line.

What changes if the table-tennis article is classified as a toy or children's game?

Reclassification into the toys segment of Chapter 95 may attract a BIS Quality Control Order obligation, triggering retrospective compliance and potential detention on customs examination.

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