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Badger hair and other brush making hair

Badger hair and other brush-making animal hair

AQCS CLEARANCE · WCCB CLEARANCE

HSN 0502 90 10 (Badger hair and other brush making hair) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) CITES verification regime under ITC (HS) policy condition no. 2 of Chapter 05 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). A Sanitary Import Permit, veterinary health certificate, and CITES certificate — where the species falls within a CITES Appendix — are mandatory documents to be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.

What this is
HSN code
0502 90 10
Chapter
05 · Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified
Primary regulator
AQCS · ITC (HS) policy condition no. 2, Chapter 05; WCCB · CITES verification
Customs documentation
  • Sanitary Import Permit from AQCS
  • Health Certificate from AQCS
  • CITES certificate from WCCB
Applicable Partner Government Agencies
AQCSAQCS·Animal Quarantine and Certification Services
WCCBWCCB·Wildlife Crime Control Bureau

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

Compliance steps
  1. 1
    Obtain the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and a veterinary health certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) before dispatch. Quote the e-Sanchit IRN of the Sanitary Import Permit on the bill of entry to obtain the AQCS NOC, as required for CTIs listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 3) of Circular No. 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.
    CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022; ITC (HS) policy condition no. 2 of Chapter 05
  2. 2
    Upload the laboratory report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit, covering the concerned CTI per Annexure A (Sl. No. 2) of Circular No. 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022. Additionally, upload the veterinary health certificate (document code 853AQ1) per Annexure A (Sl. No. 1) of the same Circular before filing the bill of entry.
    CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022
  3. 3
    Verify whether the species of badger hair or other brush-making hair falls within any CITES Appendix. If applicable, obtain and upload the CITES certificate (document code 626000) in e-Sanchit; failure to produce a CITES certificate for a listed species renders the consignment liable to seizure and prosecution under the Wildlife Protection Act.
    ITC (HS) policy condition no. 2 of Chapter 05; CITES verification per WCCB mandate
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is assuming CITES compliance is irrelevant because the consignment is declared as manufactured brush-making material rather than raw wildlife product. WCCB verification applies at the species level, not the product-form level — processed or semi-processed badger hair derived from a CITES-listed species still requires a valid CITES certificate (document code 626000), and consignments detained for missing CITES documentation face seizure rather than a rectifiable documentary deficiency.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 0502 90 10 require BIS certification?
No, badger hair and other brush-making hair falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services sanitary clearance and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau CITES verification under ITC (HS) policy condition no. 2 of Chapter 05 administered by DGFT.
Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory at the bill of entry for this tariff line?
The mandatory uploads are: Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1), veterinary health certificate (853AQ1), laboratory report or Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), health certificate (6360AQ), and CITES certificate (626000) where the species falls within a CITES Appendix — all per Circular No. 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.
What happens if the CITES certificate is absent but AQCS clearance is in order?
AQCS clearance and CITES compliance are independent requirements; a current Sanitary Import Permit does not substitute for the CITES certificate. A consignment of a CITES-listed species arriving without document code 626000 is liable to detention, seizure, and prosecution regardless of AQCS NOC status.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: AQCS / WCCB / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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