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Worked vegetable carving material and articles thereof

Worked vegetable carving material and articles thereof

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 9602 00 10 (worked vegetable carving material and articles thereof) 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, bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Importers should confirm that the material is of vegetable origin and worked, as mineral carving material, wax articles, or modelling-paste articles within Chapter 96 occupy distinct tariff lines that may attract separate treatment.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.
A word of counsel

The principal risk at this tariff line is misclassification: worked mineral carving material is separately classified within heading 9602, and articles of wax, stearin, natural gums, or modelling pastes — also within Chapter 96 — are subject to independent assessment. If customs re-classifies the goods on examination, retrospective compliance applies and the consignment may be detained pending resolution. Verify the origin material — vegetable versus mineral — and the degree of working against the customs tariff before shipment.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 9602 00 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 carving material is of mineral rather than vegetable origin?
Worked mineral carving material is classified separately within heading 9602 and must be assessed independently; misidentification of origin material is the most common basis for customs re-classification at this heading.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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