HS code approval finder: type your ITC(HS) code and see which Indian approvals the products under it need

Type your 8-digit ITC(HS) code, or just its first four or six digits, and pick a product from the matches. The finder then shows every approval our research found for that product, each marked Needed or Depends, with a link to the full guide.

For each product under your code the finder shows the usual tariff items, the approvals that apply and whether each is Needed or Depends. It uses the same data as our approval checker, searched by code instead of by name.

The approvals it can return are: BIS CRS registration, certified under Scheme-II^[2]; the BIS ISI mark for goods under a Quality Control Order; WPC Equipment Type Approval for wireless devices in de-licensed bands^[3]; TEC MTCTE for telecom equipment; the BEE star label; EPR registration for e-waste, batteries and plastic packaging; and Legal Metrology importer registration.

A product with no approval listed has not been found to need one in our sources. That is not the same as a clearance. If your product is not in the list at all, the finder offers a free check through our contact form.

No. Most Indian product rules are written by product description and Indian Standard, not by HS code, so the code is a search key, not the legal test.

Three official examples show why. The 2026 household appliances QCO identifies goods by description and standard only and lists no HS codes^[5]. The Steel QCO says its ITC(HS) codes are generic and indicative and that it applies only to steel covered by the listed standards^[6]. And for toys, DGFT added a general note that toys imported under any chapter are governed by the BIS toy standards^[8], so a toy declared outside Chapter 95 is still a toy.

The practical rule: use the code to find the product family, then confirm the product description against the order or the CRS category list. BIS itself tells manufacturers to take coverage questions to the regulator that issued the order, such as MeitY, not to BIS^[9].

Several common electronics codes are shared by products with different approval lists. These are the ones that most often send importers the wrong way. Several tariff descriptions below come from secondary sources rather than an official ruling, so confirm the final line with your customs broker.

Each approval has its own trigger, and none of them is the HS code itself. This table gives the trigger in one line and the official basis.

Yes, and that is a separate check from product approvals. DGFT's ITC(HS) import policy marks each tariff line Free, Restricted or Prohibited, and a product can have every approval and still need a DGFT authorisation, or be barred.

We flag the cases we know about on each product page. The finder does not show import policy status, so check it on the DGFT portal as well.

Typing 85183011 returns Bluetooth earphones and TWS earbuds. The tariff line is True Wireless Stereo earphones under 8518 30^[1].

The finder lists BIS CRS (Needed), WPC ETA (Needed), EPR batteries (Needed, because the buds contain lithium cells), EPR plastic (Needed if the retail pack uses plastic), LMPC (Needed) and EPR e-waste (Depends). The e-waste status is Depends because Schedule I of the e-waste rules does not name earphones as a separate item^[17].

The government fees for that list start at Rs 10,000 per model for the ETA^[3] and Rs 500 for LMPC registration^[4], plus the BIS CRS fees in the BIS CRS fee calculator.

Typing 85395200 returns LED bulbs, the tariff line for LED lamps^[1].

The finder lists BIS CRS (Needed), the BEE star label (Needed, because self-ballasted LED lamps are on the mandatory list^[16]), EPR e-waste (Needed), LMPC (Needed) and EPR plastic (Depends). An importer who only checked BIS would miss BEE, which carries its own per-lamp label fee of Rs 10 per 100 pieces^[16].

Typing the shorter 8539 also shows other lamp lines; and LED luminaires sit under heading 9405, not 8539, so search for both if you sell fittings as well as bulbs.

Typing 9503 returns toys, covering the electronic and non-electronic toy lines reported under the heading^[23].

The finder lists the BIS ISI mark (Needed) under the Toys QCO, which has been in force since 1 January 2021^[24], plus LMPC (Needed) and EPR for e-waste, batteries and plastic (Depends, on whether the toy is electric, has batteries and comes in plastic packaging). Electric toys are tested to IS 15644 rather than only IS 9873^[15].

The toys rule does not depend on the code: DGFT's general note brings toys declared under any chapter under the BIS toy standards^[8].

Typing 84713010 returns both laptops and tablets, because both are commonly declared as portable data processing machines under 10 kg^[1].

For laptops the finder lists BIS CRS, WPC ETA (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth), EPR e-waste (laptops are EEE code ITEW3^[17]), EPR batteries, EPR plastic and LMPC as Needed, and BEE as Depends because laptops sit in BEE's voluntary list.

What the finder does not show is the import policy: heading 8471 laptops and tablets are reported to need an Import Management System authorisation^[13]. Check that before you ship.

Customs uses your declared code and description to decide which approvals to ask for at clearance. Three checks matter most for electronics.

• BIS CRS. A CBIC instruction is reported to direct officers to check BIS registration in the system for every consignment under the CRS order, with random sampling^[25]. A DGFT notification is reported to make BIS registration a condition of import for those goods^[26].
• WPC. For licence-exempt wireless products, Customs may accept the importer's self-declaration as enough evidence^[3].
• Batteries. CPCB asked CBIC to have Customs verify CPCB registration when clearing batteries and equipment containing them^[27].

A wrong code can trigger a query, reassessment or hold. Our customs clearance documents checklist and the guide to why shipments get held at Indian ports cover the paperwork side.

Classify by what the product is, then check approvals by what it does. Disputes over the code happen, and they do not change the approval test.

CESTAT Mumbai, for example, sent back a case on whether an activity tracker is a smartwatch under 8517 62 90, holding that the Revenue must prove its classification^[28]. CBIC has also clarified, as reported, that interactive flat panel displays and other monitors are both classified under 85285900^[29].

If your product sits between two lines, ask your customs broker for the code and ask us for the approvals. The finder shows what each candidate code returns, so you can compare both lists before you decide.

The finder only covers products we have researched in depth. Ask us through the free compliance check when:

• Your code returns nothing. We have not researched that product yet. We will check it against the CRS list, the QCOs and the EPR schedules.
• The status is Depends. The answer turns on a feature, such as a radio, a battery chemistry, a voltage or the packaging.
• Your product combines two products. A speaker with a power bank, or a lamp with a camera, can pick up approvals from both.
• The product is industrial or sold only to businesses. Packaged goods for industrial or institutional consumers are exempt from the retail package rules^[30], which changes the LMPC answer.
• A deadline is close. Use the QCO tracker or the QCO deadline checker, and talk to us before you place the order.