Of wild animals

Guts, bladders and stomachs of wild animals

WCCB CLEARANCE

HSN 0504 00 41 (guts, bladders and stomachs of wild animals) is subject to Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) oversight and a CITES certificate requirement under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Import is Prohibited under the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with conditional entry permitted only where a valid CITES certificate and health certificate are uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

0504 00 41

Chapter

05 · Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified

Primary regulator

WCCB · Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972; ITC (HS) Prohibited import policy, Chapter 05

Customs documentation

CITES certificate from WCCB
Health Certificate from AQCS
ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

WCCBWCCB·Wildlife Crime Control Bureau

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

Compliance steps

1
Confirm that a valid CITES certificate (document code 626000) has been obtained for the consignment prior to shipment. Upload the certificate in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry; the proper officer will verify its presence before granting out-of-charge.
WCCB · CITES certificate requirement · document code 626000
2
Upload the health certificate (document code 6360AQ) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage. Both the CITES certificate and the health certificate must be present; absence of either triggers detention pending PGA NOC routing.
Document code 6360AQ · ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 05

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is misreading the ITC (HS) Prohibited status as an absolute bar without examining the CITES-facilitated carve-out. Import remains Prohibited by default; the CITES certificate does not convert the consignment to Free — it is a prerequisite for PGA-facilitated clearance only, and the proper officer retains discretion to refuse out-of-charge if the WCCB NOC routing has been bypassed. Attempting clearance without WCCB routing exposes the importer to seizure and prosecution under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0504 00 41 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers guts, bladders and stomachs of wild animals. Import is governed by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, with a Prohibited-import status under the ITC (HS) policy administered by DGFT.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

The CITES certificate (document code 626000) and the health certificate (document code 6360AQ) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the proper officer may grant out-of-charge.

What is the consequence of importing without WCCB NOC routing?

Consignments not routed through WCCB for NOC are liable to detention, seizure, and prosecution under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972; the Prohibited-import status means no out-of-charge is lawful absent the PGA clearance.

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