Fish landing and butterfly nets

Fish landing nets and butterfly nets for sport or hobby

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 9507 90 10 (fish landing and butterfly nets) 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 articles within Chapter 95 — including certain fishing rods, fish-hooks, and sports requisites — may attract compliance under separate tariff lines in the same heading.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

Fish landing and butterfly nets sit in the residual "Other" subheading of heading 9507, which also covers decoy birds and hunting or shooting requisites; a customs officer who re-characterises the goods as a different article within the heading could trigger a review of applicable compliance. Chapter 95 as a whole is subject to active BIS Quality Control Orders for several sports and toy categories, so any expansion of the product range beyond nets warrants a fresh tariff-line check. Retrospective duty recovery and detention pending re-classification are the principal risks of an incorrect declaration.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 9507 90 10 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 imported goods include fishing rods or fish-hooks alongside the nets?

Fishing rods and fish-hooks are classified under separate tariff lines within heading 9507 and should be checked independently, as those lines may carry compliance obligations not applicable to fish landing and butterfly nets.

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