HAND SIEVES AND HAND RIDDLES

Hand sieves and hand riddles for manual sifting

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 9604 00 00 (Hand sieves and hand riddles) 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. Mechanised or industrial sieving and screening equipment classified elsewhere in Chapter 84 may attract separate compliance obligations; accurate classification by mechanism and end-use is the principal importer risk.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

Chapter 96 covers miscellaneous manufactured articles and carries no BIS Quality Control Order for hand sieves at this tariff line; however, a customs officer who determines the goods operate by mechanical means may re-classify them into Chapter 84, where screening machinery can attract distinct compliance. Re-classification on examination triggers retrospective compliance, including detention pending the applicable clearance. Confirm that the imported goods are genuinely hand-operated — not motor-driven or machine-mounted — before relying on the absence of compliance at this line.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 9604 00 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 sieving equipment is mechanically or electrically operated rather than hand-operated?

Mechanically or electrically driven sieving and screening machines fall under Chapter 84, which carries its own classification and may attract compliance obligations absent from this tariff line.

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