Carcasses and half-carcasses
Fresh or chilled bovine carcasses and half-carcasses
HSN 0201 10 00 (Carcasses and half-carcasses of bovine animals, fresh or chilled) is classified as Restricted under Schedule I of the ITC (HS) Import Policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). A Health Certificate is mandatory and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge is granted.
- Health Certificate from AQCS
- Import Licence from DGFT
- ITC (HS) policy compliance
- 1Confirm the import is permitted under the Restricted-import category of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) Import Policy and obtain the applicable import authorisation from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade before shipment. Restricted status means import is not freely permissible and requires a valid licence or policy-condition satisfaction at the bill-of-entry stage.Schedule I, ITC (HS) Import Policy — Restricted category
- 2Ensure the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) is uploaded in e-Sanchit prior to filing the bill of entry. The customs proper officer is required to verify this upload before granting out-of-charge; absence of the certificate results in consignment detention.CCR mandatory-document requirement — document code 6360AQ; e-Sanchit upload protocol
The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that a Health Certificate alone satisfies clearance, without first resolving the Restricted-import status under Schedule I of the ITC (HS) policy. Fresh bovine meat imports face both a policy-level restriction requiring authorisation from DGFT and a concurrent document requirement at the port; a consignment that arrives with a valid Health Certificate but without the requisite import licence or policy-condition compliance remains liable to detention and re-export.