ITC (HS), 2022
SCHEDULE 1 – IMPORT POLICY

CHAPTER 96
MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES NOTES:

1. This Chapter does not cover:

(a) pencils for cosmetic or toilet uses (Chapter 33);

(b) articles of Chapter 66 (for example, parts of umbrellas or walking- sticks);

(c) imitation jewellery (heading 7117);

(d) parts of general use, as defined in Note 2 of Section XV, of base metal (Section XV), or similar goods of plastics (Chapter 39);

(e) cutlery or other articles of Chapter 82 with handles or other parts of carving or moulding materials, heading 9601 or 9602 applies, however, to separately presented handles or other parts of such articles;

(f) articles of Chapter 90 (for example, spectacle frames (heading 9003), mathematical drawing pens (heading 9017), brushes of a kind specialised for use in dentistry or for medical, surgical or veterinary purposes (heading 9018);

(g) articles of Chapter 91 (for example, clock or watch cases);

(h) musical instruments or parts or accessories thereof (Chapter 92);

(ij) articles of Chapter 93 (arms and parts thereof);

(k) articles of Chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings);

(l) articles of Chapter 95 (toys, games, sports requisites); 

(m) works of art, collectors' pieces or antiques (Chapter 97)

2. In heading 9602, the expression "vegetable or mineral carving material" means:

(a) hard seeds, pips, hulls and nuts and similar vegetable materials or a kind used for carving (for example, corozo and dom);

(b) amber, meerschaum, agglomerated amber and agglomerated meerschaum, jet and mineral substitutes for jet.

3. In heading 9603, the expression "prepared knots and tufts for broom or brush making" applies only to unmounted knots and tufts of animal hair, vegetable fibre or other material, which are ready for incorporation without division in brooms or brushes, or which require only such further minor processes as trimming to shape at the top, to render them ready for such incorporation.

4. Articles of this Chapter, other than those of headings 9601 to 9606 or 9615, remain classified in the Chapter whether or not composed wholly or partly of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal, of natural or cultured pearls, or precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed). However, headings 9601 to 9606 and 9615 include articles in which natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones (natural, synthetic or reconstructed), precious metal or metal clad with precious metal constitute only minor constituents.

Policy Conditions of this Chapter:

(1) Import of wild animals (including their parts and products) as defined in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (as amended from time to time) is prohibited and in respect of those species listed in CITES, is subject to the provisions of CITES.

Exim Code

Item Description

Policy

Policy Conditions

9601

WORKED IVORY, BONE, TORTOISE-SHELL, HORN, ANTLERS, CORAL, MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND OTHER ANIMAL CARVING MATERIAL, AND ARTICLES OF THESE MATERIALS (INCLUDING ARTICLES OBTAINED BY MOULDING)

 

 

9601 10 00

Worked ivory and articles of ivory

Prohibited

Not permitted to be imported

9601 90

Other:

 

 

9601 90 10

Worked tortoise-shell and articles thereof

Restricted

 

9601 90 20

Worked mother-of-pearl and articles thereof

Restricted

 

9601 90 30

Worked bone (excluding whale bone) and articles thereof

Restricted

I

9601 90 40

Worked horn, coral and other animal carving material and articles thereof

Restricted

Import of “worked coral” will be “Free”.

9601 90 90

Other

Restricted

 

9602

WORKED VEGETABLE OR MINERAL CARVING MATERIAL AND ARTICLES OF THESE MATERIALS MOULDED OR CARVED ARTICLES OF WAX, OF STEARIN, OF NATURAL GUMS OR NATURAL RESINS OR OF MODELLING PASTES, AND OTHER MOULDED OR CARVED ARTICLES, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INLCLUDED; WORKED, UNHARDENED GELATIN (EXCEPT GELATIN OF HEADING 3503) AND ARTICLES OF UNHARDENED GELATIN

 

 

9602 00

Worked vegetable or mineral carving material and articles of these materials moulded or carved articles of wax, of stearin, of natural gums or natural resins or of modelling pastes, and other moulded or carved articles, not elsewhere specified or included; worked,

 

 

 

unhardened gelatin (except gelatin of heading 3503) and articles of unhardened gelatin:

 

 

9602 00 10

Worked vegetable carving material and articles thereof

Free

 

9602 00 20

Moulded or carved articles of wax, stearin, natural gums and resins and other moulded or carved articles

Free

 

9602 00 30

Gelatin capsules, empty

Free

 

9602 00 40

Other articles of unhardened gelatin

Free

 

9602 00 90

Other

Free

 

9603

BROOMS, BRUSHES (INCLUDING BRUSHES CONSTITUTING PARTS OF MACHINES, APPLIANCES OR VEHICLES), HAND-OPERATED MECHANICAL FLOOR SWEEPERS, NOT MOTORISED, MOPS AND FEATHER DUSTERS; PREPARED KNOTS AND TUFTS FOR BROOM OR BRUSH MAKING; PAINT PADS AND ROLLERS; SQUEEGEES (OTHER THAN ROLLER SQUEEGEES)

 

 

9603 10 00

Brooms and brushes, consisting of twigs or other vegetable materials, bound together, with or without handles

Free

 

 

Tooth brushes, shaving brushes, hair brushes, nail brushes, eyelash brushes and other toilet brushes for use on the person, including such brushes constituting parts of appliances:

 

 

9603 21 00

Tooth brushes, including dental-plate brushes

Free

 

9603 29 00

Other

Free

 

9603 30

Artists' brushes, writing brushes and similar brushes for the application of cosmetics:

 

 

9603 30 10

Artist brushes

Free

 

9603 30 20

Brushes for the application of cosmetics

Free

 

9603 30 90

Other

Free

 

9603 40

Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of sub-heading 9603 30); paint pads and rollers:

 

 

9603 40 10

Paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (other than brushes of sub-heading 9603 30)

Free

 

9603 40 20

Paint pads and rollers

Free

 

9603 50 00

Other brushes constituting parts of machines, appliances or vehicles

Free

 

9603 90 00

Other

Free

 

9604 00 00

Hand sieves and hand riddles

Free

 

9605

TRAVEL SETS FOR PERSONAL TOILET, SEWING OR SHOE OR CLOTHES CLEANING

 

 

9605 00

Travel sets for personal toilet, sewing or shoe or clothes cleaning:

 

 

9605 00 10

For personal toilet

Free

 

9605 00 90

Other

Free

 

9606

BUTTONS, PRESS-FASTENERS, SNAP-FASTENERS AND PRESS-STUDS, BUTTON MOULDS AND OTHER PARTS OF THESE ARTICLES; BUTTON BLANKS

 

 

9606 10

Press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs and parts thereof:

 

 

9606 10 10

Press-fasteners, snap-fasteners and press-studs

Free

 

9606 10 20

Parts

Free

 

 

Buttons:

 

 

9606 21 00

Of plastics, not covered with textile material

Free

 

9606 22 00

Of base metals, not covered with textile material

Free

 

9606 29

Other:

 

 

9606 29 10

Button of coconut shell or wood

Free

 

9606 29 90

Other

Free

 

9606 30

Button moulds and other parts of buttons; button blanks:

 

 

9606 30 10

Button blanks

Free

 

9606 30 90

Other

Free

 

9607

SLIDE FASTENERS AND PARTS THEREOF

 

 

 

SLIDE FASTENERS:

 

 

9607 11

Fitted with chain scoops of base metal:

 

 

9607 11 10

Zip fasteners

Free

 

9607 11 90

Other

Free

 

9607 19

Other:

 

 

9607 19 10

Zip fasteners

Free

 

9607 19 90

Other

Free

 

9607 20 00

Parts

Free

 

9608

BALL POINT PENS; FELT TIPPED AND OTHER POROUS-TIPPED PENS AND MARKERS; FOUNTAIN PENS; STYLOGRAPH PENS AND OTHER PENS; DUPLICATING STYLOS; PROPELLING OR SLIDING PENCILS; PEN HOLDERS, PENCIL HOLDERS AND SIMILAR HOLDERS; PARTS (INCLUDING CAPS AND CLIPS) OF THE FOREGOING ARTICLES, OTHER THAN THOSE OF HEADING 9609

 

 

9608 10

Ball point pens:

 

 

 

With liquid ink (for rolling ball point pen):

 

 

9608 10 11

High value ball point pens (US $ 100 and above c.i.f. per unit)

Free

 

9608 10 12

Ball point pens with body or cap of precious metal or rolled precious metal

Free

 

9608 10 19

Other

Free

 

 

Other:

 

 

9608 10 91

High value ball point pens (US $ 100 and above c.i.f. per unit)

Free

 

9608 10 92

Ball point pens with body or cap of precious metal or rolled precious metal

Free

 

9608 10 99

Other

Free

 

9608 20 00

Felt tipped and other porous-tipped pens and markers

Free

 

9608 30

Fountain pens, stylograph pens and other pens:

 

 

 

Fountain pens:

 

 

9608 30 11

High value ball point pens (US $ 100 and above c.i.f. per unit)

Free

 

9608 30 12

With body or cap of precious metal or rolled precious metal

Free

 

9608 30 19

Other

Free

 

 

Stylograph pens:

 

 

9608 30 21

High value ball point pens (US $ 100 and above c.i.f. per unit)

Free

 

9608 30 22

With body or cap of precious metal or rolled precious metal

Free

 

9608 30 29

Other

Free

 

 

Other:

 

 

9608 30 91

High value ball point pens (US $ 100 and above c.i.f. per unit)

Free

 

9608 30 92

With body or cap of precious metal or rolled precious metal

Free

 

9608 30 99

Other

Free

 

9608 40 00

Propelling or sliding pencils

Free

 

9608 50 00

Sets of articles from two or more of the foregoing sub-headings

Free

 

9608 60

Refills for ball point pens, comprising the ball point and ink-reservoir:

 

 

9608 60 10

With liquid ink (For rolling ball-pen)

Free

 

9608 60 90

Other

Free

 

 

Other:

 

 

9608 91

Pen nibs and nib points:

 

 

9608 91 10

Nib points for pen

Free

 

9608 91 20

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

Free

 

9608 91 30

Other pen nibs

Free

 

 

Other:

 

 

9608 91 91

Of metal

Free

 

9608 91 99

Other

Free

 

9608 99

Other:

 

 

9608 99 10

Pen holders, pencil holders and similar holders

Free

 

9608 99 90

Other

Free

 

9609

PENCILS (OTHER THAN PENCILS OF HEADING 9608), CRAYONS, PENCIL LEADS, PASTELS, DRAWING CHARCOALS, WRITING OR DRAWING CHALKS AND TAILORS' CHALKS

 

 

9609 10 00

- Pencils and crayons, with leads encased in a sheath

Free

 

9609 20 00

Pencil leads, black or coloured

Free

 

9609 90

Other:

 

 

9609 90 10

Slate pencils

Free

 

9609 90 20

Other pencils

Free

 

9609 90 30

Pastels, drawing charcoals and writing or drawing chalks and tailors chalks

Free

 

9609 90 90

Other

Free

 

9610 00 00

Slates and Boards, with writing or drawing surfaces, whether or not framed

Free

 

9611 00 00

Date, sealing or numbering stamps, and the like (including devices for printing or embossing labels), designed for operating in the hand; hand-operated composing sticks and hand printing sets incorporating such composing sticks

Free

 

9612

TYPEWRITER OR SIMILAR RIBBONS, INKED OR OTHER WISE PREPARED FOR GIVING IMPRESIONS, WHETHER OR NOT ON SPOOLS OR IN CARTRIDGES; INK-PADS, WHETHER OR NOT INKED, WITH OR WITHOUT BOXES

 

 

9612 10

Ribbons:

 

 

9612 10 10

Computer printer ribbon

Free

 

9612 10 20

Ribbon for typewriters, other than electronic and similar machines

Free

 

9612 10 30

Ribbon for electronic typewriter

Free

 

9612 10 90

Other

Free

 

9612 20 00

Ink-pads

Free

 

9613

CIGARETTE LIGHTERS AND OTHER LIGHTERS, WHETHER OR NOT MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL AND PARTS THEREOF OTHER THAN FLINTS AND WICKS

 

 

9613 10 00

Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, non-refillable

1[Prohibited] old[Free]

1[However, import is "Free" if CIF value is Rs. 20/- or above per lighter]

9613 20 00

Pocket lighters, gas fuelled, refillable

1[Prohibited] old[Free]

1[However, import is "Free" if CIF value is Rs. 20/- or above per lighter]

9613 80

Other lighters:

 

 

9613 80 10

Electronic

Free

 

9613 80 90

Other

Free

 

9613 90 00

Parts

Free

2[However, import of Parts of pocket lighter, gas fuelled, non-refillable or refillable shall be 'Restricted']

9614 00 00

Smoking pipes (including pipe bowls) and cigar or cigarette holders and parts thereof

Free

 

9615

COMBS, HAIR-SLIDES AND THE LIKE, HAIRPINS, CURLING PINS, CURLING GRIPS, HAIR-CURLERS AND THE LIKE, OTHER THAN THOSE OF HEADING 8516, AND PARTS THEREOF

 

 

 

Combs, hair-slides and the like:

 

 

9615 11 00

Of hard rubber or plastics

Free

 

9615 19 00

Other

Free

 

9615 90 00

Other

Free

 

9616

SCENT SPRAYS AND SIMILAR TOILET SPRAYS, AND MOUNTS AND HEADS THEREFOR; POWDER-PUFFS AND PADS FOR THE APPLICATION OF COSMETICS OR TOILET PREPARATIONS

 

 

9616 10

Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays, and mounts and heads therefor:

 

 

9616 10 10

Scent sprays and similar toilet sprays

Free

Import of toilet sprays containing ozone depleting substances is however, restricted.

9616 10 20

Mounts and heads

Free

 

9616 20 00

Powder-puffs and pads for the application of cosmetics or toilet preparations

Free

 

9617

VACUUM FLASKS AND OTHER VACUUM VESSELS, COMPLETE; PARTS THEREOF OTHER THAN GLASS INNERS

 

 

9617 00

- Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete; parts thereof other than glass inners:-

 

 

 

- - - Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete:

   
9617 00 11

- - - - Vacuum flasks having a capacity not exceeding 0.75 l

Free  
9617 00 12 Vacuum flasks having a capacity exceeding 0.75 l Free  
9617 00 13 Casserol and any other vacuum containers Free  
9617 00 19 Other Free  
9617 00 90 Parts (other than glass inners) Free  
9618 00 00 Tailors' dummies and other lay figures; automata and other animated displays, used for shop window dressing Free  
9619

SANITARY TOWELS (PADS) AND TAMPONS, NAPKINS (DIAPERS), NAPKIN LINERS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, OF ANY MATERIAL

   
9619 00

Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material:

   
9619 00 10 Sanitary towels ( pads) or sanitary napkins Free  
9619 00 20 Tampons Free  
9619 00 30 Napkins and napkin liners for babies Free  
9619 00 40 Clinical diapers Free  
9619 00 90 Others Free  
9620 00 00 Monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles Free  

 

1 Substituted vide : Notification No. 15/2023 dt. 29.06.2023

2. Inserted vide: Notification No. 36/2024-25 dt. 13.10.2024