Actionable claim involved in or by way of online money gaming

Actionable claim in or by way of online money gaming

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 9807 60 00 (actionable claim involved in or by way of online money gaming) 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 specified actionable claims within Chapter 98 — including those relating to different categories of online gaming or financial instruments — are classified separately and may attract distinct compliance obligations.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

Chapter 98 is a residual chapter for specified actionable claims, and the boundary between tariff lines within heading 9807 turns on the precise characterisation of the underlying transaction — whether the claim constitutes online money gaming as distinct from other online gaming or financial service instruments. Re-classification on examination by customs triggers retrospective compliance and potential detention. Importers should document the nature of the actionable claim with legal precision before filing the bill of entry.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 9807 60 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 actionable claim relates to a different category of online gaming or a financial instrument?

Claims of a different character are classified under separate tariff lines within heading 9807 and may carry distinct compliance requirements; mis-characterisation of the underlying transaction risks re-classification and retrospective compliance.

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