MEAT OF HORSES, ASSES MULES OF HINNIES, FRESH, CHILLED OR FROZEN

Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen

AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0205 00 00 (Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Sanitary Import Permit clearance and veterinary health certification as mandatory pre-conditions at the bill-of-entry stage. A Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country and a Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge, as specified under CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.

What this is

HSN code

0205 00 00

Chapter

02 · Meat and edible meat offal

Primary regulator

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

Customs documentation

Sanitary Import Permit from AQCS
Health Certificate from AQCS
Veterinary Health Certificate from exporting country

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

AQCSAQCS·Animal Quarantine and Certification Services

Compliance steps

1
Obtain the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) before consignment dispatch. At the bill of entry, quote the e-Sanchit IRN of the Sanitary Import Permit to obtain the AQCS NOC; this tariff item is listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 3) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus. Upload the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) in e-Sanchit concurrently.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · document codes 911DF1 and 6360AQ
2
Upload the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) and the Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is assessed. Both documents are mandatory for this CTI per Annexure A (Sl. No. 1 and Sl. No. 2) of the same Circular.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · document codes 853AQ1 and 001AQ1

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the Health Certificate (6360AQ) as a substitute for the Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) — they are distinct documents serving different compliance functions and both are independently mandatory. A bill of entry presented with one document but not the other will be detained at port pending AQCS verification; demurrage and ground rent accumulate during that hold, and the AQCS NOC cannot issue until all four document codes (911DF1, 6360AQ, 853AQ1, 001AQ1) are verified as uploaded in e-Sanchit.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0205 00 00 require BIS certification?

No, meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed exclusively by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services under its sanitary import clearance framework, with mandatory Veterinary Health Certificate and Laboratory Report requirements per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus.

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

The four mandatory document codes are: Health Certificate (6360AQ), Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1), Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country (853AQ1), and Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), all as specified in Annexure A of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.

What happens if the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit IRN is not quoted on the bill of entry?

Without the e-Sanchit IRN for the Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1), the AQCS NOC cannot be issued and customs out-of-charge will be withheld, leaving the consignment liable to detention, demurrage, and ground rent at the port.

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