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Salted, dried or smoked bovine meat

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HSN 0210 20 00 (salted, dried or smoked bovine meat) 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 at the bill-of-entry stage and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.

What this is
HSN code
0210 20 00
Chapter
02 · Meat and edible meat offal
Primary regulator
DGFT · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy, Schedule I
Customs documentation
  • Health Certificate from exporting country authority
  • ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT
Compliance steps
  1. 1
    Verify that the import satisfies the Restricted-import conditions under Schedule I of the ITC (HS) Import Policy before placing the purchase order. Consignments that do not meet the applicable policy condition have no lawful basis for clearance and are liable to detention or re-export.
    Schedule I Import Policy, ITC (HS) 2022
  2. 2
    Ensure the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) issued by the competent authority of the exporting country is uploaded in e-Sanchit prior to filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify this upload before granting out-of-charge; absence of the document results in consignment detention.
    CCR mandatory-document requirement · e-Sanchit document code 6360AQ
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is presenting a Health Certificate that covers a different meat category or exporting establishment than the consignment actually tendered at port. Because bovine meat is a high-scrutiny animal product, a certificate mismatch is treated as a missing document — not a rectifiable labelling defect — and the consignment is detained pending re-export or destruction rather than held for correction.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 0210 20 00 require BIS certification?
No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers salted, dried or smoked bovine meat. Import of this tariff line is governed by the ITC (HS) Restricted import policy under Schedule I, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with a mandatory Health Certificate overlay at the bill of entry.
What document code must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this HSN?
The Health Certificate must be uploaded under document code 6360AQ in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is granted out-of-charge by the proper officer.
Can this tariff line be imported freely if no specific licence is obtained?
No. The tariff line is Restricted under Schedule I of the ITC (HS) Import Policy, meaning import is not freely permitted and must satisfy the applicable policy condition; consignments that cannot demonstrate compliance are liable to detention or re-export.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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