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Live asses, mules and hinnies (other equines)
HSN 0101 90 90 (Other live equines) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance, with a Veterinary Health Certificate and Laboratory Reports mandatory at the bill of entry. The tariff line is Restricted under the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), and clearance requires prior AQCS NOC before out-of-charge.
- Health Certificate from AQCS
- Veterinary Health Certificate from exporting country
- Laboratory Reports from AQCS
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- 1Obtain AQCS NOC before filing the bill of entry. Upload the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) and the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) in e-Sanchit, as mandated for CTIs listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 1) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · Annexure A, Sl. No. 1
- 2Upload Laboratory Reports or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit for CTIs listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 2) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022. The proper officer must verify all mandatory documents are present before granting out-of-charge.CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · Annexure A, Sl. No. 2
The most common error on this tariff line is uploading only the Health Certificate (6360AQ) and treating the AQCS clearance as complete, while overlooking the separately mandated Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and Laboratory Reports (001AQ1). Both are independently required under Circular 24/2022-Cus, and a bill of entry lacking any one of the three document codes will be held for AQCS verification — attracting detention, demurrage, and ground rent until the deficiency is resolved.