Other, including calves

Live bovine animals, other cattle including calves

AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0102 29 90 (Other live bovine animals, including calves) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) clearance, with mandatory Veterinary Quarantine Certificate and Veterinary Health Certificate requirements under the Live-stock Importation Act. The tariff line is Restricted under the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), and AQCS NOC is required before customs out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

0102 29 90

Chapter

01 · Live animals

Primary regulator

AQCS · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy with AQCS quarantine clearance

Customs documentation

Veterinary Quarantine Certificate from AQCS
Veterinary Health Certificate from exporting country
Laboratory Report or COA from AQCS

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

AQCSAQCS·Animal Quarantine and Certification Services

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

Compliance steps

1
Upload the Veterinary Quarantine Certificate (document code 629000) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The customs proper officer will verify this document for all AQCS-facilitated bills prior to granting out-of-charge; absence of the upload triggers consignment detention.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy
2
Upload the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) and the Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit. Both documents are mandatory for CTIs listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 1 and Sl. No. 2 respectively) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · Annexure A, Sl. No. 1 and Sl. No. 2

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading only the Veterinary Quarantine Certificate and treating the AQCS clearance as complete, while omitting the separately required Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and Laboratory Report/COA (001AQ1). All three document codes are independently mandated under CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus and are verified at e-Sanchit; a missing Laboratory Report will hold the consignment in detention even when the quarantine certificate is current and valid.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0102 29 90 require BIS certification?

No, live bovine animals are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services under the Restricted-import policy, requiring Veterinary Quarantine Certificate, Veterinary Health Certificate, and Laboratory Report/COA clearances before out-of-charge.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

Three document codes are mandatory: Veterinary Quarantine Certificate (629000), Veterinary Health Certificate from the exporting country (853AQ1), and Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), all per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.

What is the consequence if the consignment has not been routed through AQCS for an NOC?

The customs proper officer will independently verify all three mandatory documents in e-Sanchit before granting out-of-charge; if any document is absent, the consignment is detained pending upload and AQCS verification, attracting demurrage and ground rent at the port.

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