With body or cap of precious metal or rolled precious metal
Fountain, stylograph, and other pens with precious metal body or cap
HSN 9608 30 22 (fountain pens, stylograph pens, and other pens with a body or cap of precious metal or rolled precious metal) 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. Other articles in Chapter 96 — such as ball point pens or propelling pencils — are classified under distinct tariff lines, and precious metal components may separately engage valuation scrutiny.
The principal importer risk at this tariff line is misclassification: a pen body described as gold-plated rather than rolled precious metal, or a stylograph pen re-characterised as a ball point pen, may shift the article to a sibling line with different duty incidence. Where the precious metal content is substantial, customs may also apply enhanced valuation examination, which can delay clearance pending assessment. Confirm the precise metal specification — whether solid precious metal, rolled precious metal, or mere plating — in the product documentation before filing the bill of entry.