Weighing less than 50 kg.

Live swine weighing less than 50 kg

AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0103 91 00 (Live swine weighing less than 50 kg) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) veterinary quarantine clearance, with a Veterinary Quarantine Certificate and Veterinary Health Certificate 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 all mandatory documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

0103 91 00

Chapter

01 · Live animals

Primary regulator

AQCS · Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (veterinary quarantine regime)

Customs documentation

Veterinary Quarantine Certificate from AQCS
Veterinary Health Certificate from exporting country
Laboratory Certificate of Analysis 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 clearance and ensure the Veterinary Quarantine Certificate (document code 629000) is uploaded in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify this upload prior to granting out-of-charge; consignments without the certificate are detained at the port of import.
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 Reports or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit, as required 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 overlooking the two additional documents — the Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and the Laboratory Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) — which are independently mandatory under CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus. A missing document code in e-Sanchit stalls the AQCS NOC routing and exposes the consignment to detention, accruing demurrage and ground rent while the importer pursues a retrospective upload.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0103 91 00 require BIS certification?

No, live swine are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services under the veterinary quarantine framework, with the tariff line carrying Restricted status under the ITC (HS) policy administered by DGFT.

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

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

What happens if the bill of entry is not routed through AQCS for NOC?

For PGA-facilitated bills not routed through AQCS, the proper officer is required to verify that all three mandatory documents have been uploaded in e-Sanchit before granting out-of-charge; failure to upload any document results in detention of the consignment at the port.

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