Optical, photographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments
Optical, photographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical and surgical instruments
BIS QCO · 18/262 LINES · 12 STANDARDS · ISI MARK
HSN Chapter 90 covers optical, photographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical and surgical instruments. Within this chapter the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has notified 12 tariff lines split across two schemes: 10 codes under the ISI Mark Scheme (Scheme-I of Schedule-II of the BIS Conformity Assessment Regulations, 2018) covering domestic massage apparatus (IS 302), flashlight apparatus (IS 2083), industrial flow and liquid meters (IS 2373, IS 779) and switchgear-related instruments (IS 15041), and 2 codes under the Compulsory Registration Scheme (CRS) covering spectacle lenses and other measuring instruments tested for electrical safety against IS/IEC 62368-1 (IS 13252) with IS 616 in concurrent running.
Indian manufacturers of ISI-notified items must hold a CM/L licence; foreign manufacturers must obtain a licence under the Foreign Manufacturers Certification Scheme (FMCS) and appoint an Authorised Indian Representative (AIR). CRS-notified items follow the self-declaration pathway after testing at a BIS-recognised laboratory and obtain an R-number issued under Scheme-II of Schedule-II. Customs verification at Indian ports runs against the BIS portal at manakonline.in in real time.
At a glance
262
Tariff lines (8-digit HSN)
18
BIS QCO notified (7% coverage)
12
Indian Standards in chapter
ISI
Primary mark scheme
Headings covered
9001Optical Fibres And Optical Fibre Bundles; Optical Fibre Cables Other Than Those Of Heading 8544; Sheets And Plates Of Polarising Material…9002Lenses, Prisms, Mirrors And Other Optical Elements, Of Any Material, Mounted, Being Parts Of Or Fittings For Instruments Or Apparatus, Ot…9003Frames And Mountings For Spectacles, Goggles Or The Like, And Parts Thereof9004Spectacles, Goggles And The Like, Corrective, Protective Or Other9005Binoculars, Monoculars, Other Optical Telescopes, And Mountings Therefor; Other Astronomical Instruments And Mountings Therefor, But Not …9006Photographic (Other Than Cinematographic) Cameras; Photographic Flashlight Apparatus And Flash Bulbs Other Than Discharge Lamps Of Headin…9007Cinematographic Cameras And Projectors, Whether Or Not Incorporating Sound Recording Or Reproducing Apparatus9008Image Projectors, Other Than Cinematographic; Photographic (Other Than Cinematographic) Enlargers And Reducers9010Apparatus And Equipment For Photographic (Including Cinematographic) Laboratories, Not Specified Or Included Elsewhere In This Chapter; N…9011Compound Optical Microscopes, Including Those For Photomicro-Graphy, Cinephotomicrography Or Microprojection9012Microscopes Other Than Optical Microscopes; Diffraction Apparatus9013Lasers, Other Than Laser Diodes; Other Optical Appliances And Instruments, Not Specified Or Included Else Where In This Chapter9014Direction Finding Compasses; Other Navigational Instruments And Appliances9015Surveying (Including Photogrammetrical Surveying), Hydrographic, Oceanographic, Hydrological, Meteorological Or Geophysical Instruments A…9016Balances Of A Sensitivity Of 5 Cg Or Better, With Or Without Weights9017Drawing, Marking-Out Or Mathematical Calculating Instruments (For Example, Drafting Machines, Pantographs, Protractors, Drawing Sets, Sli…9018Instruments And Appliances Used In Medical, Surgical, Dental Or Veterinary Sciences, Including Scientigraphic Apparatus, Other Electromed…9019Mechano-Therapy Appliances; Massage Apparatus; Psychological Aptitude-Testing Apparatus; Ozone Therapy, Oxygen Therapy, Aerosol Therapy, …9020—9021Orthopaedic Appliances, Including Crutches, Surgical Belts And Trusses; Splints And Other Fracture Appliances; Artificial Parts Of The Bo…9022Apparatus Based On The Use Of X-Rays Or Of Alpha, Beta ,Gamma Or Other Ionising Radiations, Whether Or Not For Medical, Surgical, Dental …9023Instruments, Apparatus And Models, Designed For Demonstrational Purposes (For Example, In Education Or Exhibitions), Unsuitable For Other…9024Machines And Appliances For Testing The Hardness, Strength, Compressibility, Elasticity Or Other Mechanical Properties Of Materials (For …9025Hydrometers And Similar Floating Instruments, Thermometers, Pyrometers, Barometers, Hygrometers And Psychrometers, Recording Or Not, And …9026Instruments And Apparatus For Measuring Or Checking The Flow, Level, Pressure Or Other Variables Of Liquids Or Gases (For Example, Flow M…9027Instruments And Apparatus For Physical Or Chemical Analysis (For Example, Polarimeters, Refracto-Meters, Spectrometers, Gas Or Smoke Anal…9028Gas, Liquid Or Electricity Supply Or Production Meters, Including Calibrating Meters Therefor9029Revolution Counters, Production Counters, Taximeters, Mileometers, Pedometers And The Like; Speed Indicators And Tachometers, Other Than …9030Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analysers And Other Instruments And Apparatus For Measuring Or Checking Electrical Quantities, Excluding Meters O…9031Measuring Or Checking Instruments, Appliances And Machines, Not Specified Or Included Elsewhere In This Chapter; Profile Projectors9032Automatic Regulating Or Controlling Instruments And Apparatus9033—
Indian Standards
IS 13252IS 13252 specifies the safety requirements for information technology equipment, including printers, monitors, scanners, servers, laptops, set-top boxes, rec…IS 616:2017IS 616 prescribes safety requirements for audio, video and similar electronic apparatus connected to the mains supply or operating from low-voltage sources. …IS 302IS 302 is the general safety standard for household and similar electrical appliances, applied as the parent code with appliance-specific Part-numbers (washi…IS 15041:2001IS 15041 specifies the requirements for parts, components and accessories of agricultural and material-handling machinery, covering metallic and textile-rein…IS 2083:2084IS 2083 specifies the safety requirements for portable battery-operated luminaires, hand torches, flash-light apparatus and LED-based lamps. The standard cov…IS 2373:1981IS 2373 specifies the requirements for water meters and liquid-flow meters of the cold-water domestic and bulk-supply type. The standard prescribes accuracy …IS 779:1994IS 779 specifies the requirements for cold-water meters of the inferential class used to measure the volume of cold potable water flowing through a closed pi…IS 13010IS 13010 is the Indian Standard governing for alternating current, covering 2 tariff items under HSN Chapter 90. Compliance is mandatory under the ISI Mark S…IS 13779IS 13779 is the Indian Standard governing for alternating current, covering 2 tariff items under HSN Chapter 90. Compliance is mandatory under the ISI Mark S…IS 14697IS 14697 is the Indian Standard governing for alternating current, covering 2 tariff items under HSN Chapter 90. Compliance is mandatory under the ISI Mark S…IS 3055IS 3055 is the Indian Standard governing clinical thermometers, covering 2 tariff items under HSN Chapter 90. Compliance is mandatory under the ISI Mark Sche…IS 7620IS 7620 is the Indian Standard governing portable x-ray machine, x-ray generators and apparatus (non-portable), covering 2 tariff items under HSN Chapter 90.…
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