Other

Bird skins, feathers, down and feather waste, unworked

HSN 0505 90 39 (other bird skins, feathers, down, and feather waste) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) CITES controls as concurrent primary regulators. Import is also restricted under ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 05, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

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

1. 1
   Obtain the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) before dispatch. The importer must quote the e-Sanchit IRN of the Sanitary Import Permit at the bill of entry to secure the AQCS NOC for CTIs listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 3) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.
   CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 05
2. 2
   Upload the veterinary health certificate issued by the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) and the laboratory report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit. Also upload the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) and the CITES certificate (document code 626000) before customs out-of-charge.
   CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · Annexure A (Sl. No. 1 and Sl. No. 2)
3. 3
   Verify whether the species of bird from which the feathers, skins, or down originate is listed under CITES Appendices. Consignments involving listed species require a valid CITES permit from both the exporting country and WCCB clearance; absence of the CITES certificate renders the consignment liable to seizure under the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau's mandate.
   WCCB CITES controls · document code 626000 · ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 05