Nibs of wool felt or plastics for use in the manufacture of porous tip pen or markers

Wool felt or plastic nibs for porous-tip pens and markers

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 9608 91 20 (nibs of wool felt or plastics for use in the manufacture of porous-tip pens or markers) 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. Finished writing instruments and other parts classified within Chapter 96 may attract separate compliance; classification at the component level requires care.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

The absence of compliance at this tariff line applies specifically to unassembled nibs imported as manufacturing inputs; finished porous-tip pens or markers classified elsewhere in Chapter 96 carry their own regulatory position and should not be assumed to share this line's clean status. Re-classification on customs examination — for example, where nibs are assessed as parts of a finished article rather than standalone manufacturing inputs — triggers retrospective compliance and potential detention. Confirm the product's manufacturing-input character with supporting technical documentation before each shipment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 9608 91 20 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 nibs are imported as part of a finished pen or marker rather than as a standalone manufacturing input?

Finished writing instruments classified within Chapter 96 occupy a distinct tariff line and may attract compliance obligations that do not apply to component-level imports under this heading.

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