Pureline stock

Live pureline stock poultry breeding birds

AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0106 49 10 (Pureline stock) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) quarantine clearance as the primary regulatory requirement, with import classified as Restricted under the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) subject to Policy Condition No. 6 of Chapter 01. A Veterinary Health Certificate, Veterinary Quarantine Certificate, and Laboratory Report must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

0106 49 10

Chapter

01 · Live animals

Primary regulator

AQCS · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy, Chapter 01, Policy Condition No. 6

Customs documentation

Veterinary Quarantine Certificate from AQCS
Veterinary Health Certificate from exporting country
Laboratory Report 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 quarantine 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 will be detained.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · ITC (HS) Policy Condition No. 6 of Chapter 01
2
Upload the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) and the Laboratory Report / Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit, as mandated for the CTIs listed in Annexure A of Circular No. 24/2022-Cus. Both documents must be in place at the bill-of-entry stage.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022, Annexure A (SL. No. 1 and SL. No. 2)

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is treating the Veterinary Health Certificate and the Veterinary Quarantine Certificate as interchangeable — they are not. The Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) is issued by the exporting country's competent authority, while the Veterinary Quarantine Certificate (629000) is the AQCS clearance document issued after quarantine inspection in India; both must be independently uploaded in e-Sanchit, and the absence of either is grounds for detention regardless of the other being current.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0106 49 10 require BIS certification?

No, live pureline stock falls entirely outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers live animals. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services under the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy, Policy Condition No. 6 of Chapter 01, with mandatory AQCS quarantine clearance at the bill-of-entry stage.

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

Three documents must be uploaded: Veterinary Quarantine Certificate under document code 629000, Veterinary Health Certificate under document code 853AQ1, and Laboratory Report / Certificate of Analysis under document code 001AQ1, all per Annexure A of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.

What is the effect of the ITC (HS) Restricted status and Policy Condition No. 6 of Chapter 01?

Restricted status means the import cannot proceed as a free import; Policy Condition No. 6 of Chapter 01 specifies the conditions under which import of this category of live animals is permitted, and non-compliance results in consignment detention and potential re-export or confiscation under the Customs Act, 1962.

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