Pure-bred breeding animals

Live swine, pure-bred breeding animals

AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0103 10 00 (Pure-bred breeding animals, live swine) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance, including a Veterinary Health Certificate and Laboratory Reports, under the import-animal-quarantine framework. The tariff line is Restricted under the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), and consignments must obtain AQCS NOC before out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

0103 10 00

Chapter

01 · Live animals

Primary regulator

AQCS · Animal quarantine and sanitary import framework

Customs documentation

Veterinary Quarantine Certificate from AQCS
Veterinary Health Certificate from exporting country
Laboratory Reports 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
Obtain AQCS NOC prior to out-of-charge by ensuring the Veterinary Quarantine Certificate (document code 629000) is uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage. Bills not routed through the PGA will be verified by the proper officer for this upload before clearance is granted.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy, Chapter 01
2
Upload the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) and the Laboratory Reports/Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit. Both documents correspond to 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

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is uploading the Veterinary Quarantine Certificate while neglecting to upload the Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and Laboratory Reports (001AQ1) as separate, independently required documents under Circular 24/2022-Cus. All three document codes are mandatory and are verified independently; the absence of any one of them is sufficient grounds for customs to withhold out-of-charge, triggering detention, demurrage, and ground rent for live animals.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0103 10 00 require BIS certification?

No, live pure-bred breeding swine fall entirely outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers live animals. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services sanitary clearance and the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by DGFT.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory for this tariff line at the bill of entry?

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

What happens if the consignment is cleared without AQCS NOC under a PGA-facilitated bill?

The proper officer is required to verify all three mandatory documents in e-Sanchit before issuing out-of-charge; a consignment lacking any of the uploads cannot lawfully receive out-of-charge and is liable to detention under the Restricted-import policy.

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