Sheep including lamb for breeding purpose

Live sheep and lamb imported for breeding

AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0104 10 10 (Sheep including lamb for breeding purpose) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) veterinary clearance under the Live Stock Importation Act, with a Veterinary Quarantine Certificate and Veterinary Health Certificate required 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 import is permitted only with prior AQCS clearance and a Laboratory Certificate of Analysis.

What this is

HSN code

0104 10 10

Chapter

01 · Live animals

Primary regulator

AQCS · Live Stock Importation Act (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 veterinary clearance before the consignment is shipped. The Veterinary Quarantine Certificate (document code 629000) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit prior to filing the bill of entry; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until this upload is verified by the proper officer.
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 or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit, as required for the CTIs listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 1 and Sl. No. 2) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · Annexure A, Sl. No. 1 and 2

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading only the Veterinary Quarantine Certificate (629000) and treating the AQCS NOC as satisfied, while omitting the Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and Laboratory Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) that are separately required under the Circular 24/2022-Cus Annexure. All three documents are independently mandatory; a bill of entry missing any one of them is detained at customs pending the outstanding upload, and breeding-purpose sheep are particularly sensitive to quarantine detention timelines given animal-welfare obligations.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0104 10 10 require BIS certification?

No, live sheep and lamb for breeding 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 classified as Restricted under the ITC (HS) policy administered by DGFT.

What are the three mandatory e-Sanchit document codes for this tariff line?

Document code 629000 (Veterinary Quarantine Certificate), 853AQ1 (Veterinary Health Certificate from the exporting country), and 001AQ1 (Laboratory Reports or Certificate of Analysis) must all be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge, per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.

Does the breeding-purpose designation affect the AQCS clearance requirement?

No. The breeding-purpose classification at the 8-digit level determines the tariff treatment but does not reduce or modify the AQCS veterinary quarantine and documentation requirements; all three mandatory documents remain required regardless of the intended end-use.

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