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Live poultry other than fowls, ducks, geese, turkeys, guinea fowls

AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0105 99 00 (Other live poultry) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance, including a Sanitary Import Permit and Veterinary Health Certificate, as the primary regulatory overlay governing the import of live poultry into India. The tariff line carries Restricted status under the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), and importers must obtain AQCS NOC before customs out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

0105 99 00

Chapter

01 · Live animals

Primary regulator

AQCS · Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (sanitary import controls)

Customs documentation

Sanitary Import Permit from AQCS
Veterinary Health Certificate from AQCS
Veterinary Quarantine Certificate 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 the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) before dispatch. The IRN generated in e-Sanchit for the Sanitary Import Permit must be quoted on the bill of entry for CTIs listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 3) of Circular No. 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 in order to obtain the AQCS NOC.
CBIC Circular No. 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · Annexure A, Sl. No. 3
2
Upload the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) and the Laboratory Reports or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit. Also upload the Veterinary Quarantine Certificate (document code 629000) before customs out-of-charge, as the proper officer will verify all three documents for PGA-facilitated bills.
CBIC Circular No. 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 the Veterinary Health Certificate and the Certificate of Analysis while omitting the Sanitary Import Permit IRN — the three AQCS document streams map to separate Annexure A slots in Circular No. 24/2022-Cus and each must be independently satisfied. A missing SIP IRN prevents the AQCS NOC from issuing, resulting in consignment detention at the port of entry; live-animal detention carries immediate demurrage and welfare-compliance exposure that is not cured by retrospective document upload.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0105 99 00 require BIS certification?

No, live poultry falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime entirely. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services under its sanitary import controls, with Restricted-import status under the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

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

The three codes are: 911DF1 (Sanitary Import Permit, issued by AQCS), 853AQ1 (Veterinary Health Certificate from the exporting country), and 001AQ1 (Laboratory Reports or Certificate of Analysis), all referenced in Annexure A of CBIC Circular No. 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.

What happens if the consignment arrives without the AQCS NOC?

Customs out-of-charge will not be granted; the proper officer is required to verify that all mandatory documents are uploaded in e-Sanchit before release, and live poultry held pending NOC is subject to detention, demurrage, and potential re-export or destruction under applicable animal quarantine rules.

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