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Ossein and acid-treated bones, other than standard grades

AQCS CLEARANCE · WCCB CLEARANCE

HSN 0506 10 19 (acid-treated bones, other) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) CITES certification under ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 05. A Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1), veterinary health certificate, and CITES certificate must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the overarching ITC (HS) policy condition as an additional layer.

What this is

HSN code

0506 10 19

Chapter

05 · Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified

Primary regulator

AQCS · ITC (HS) policy condition 3, Chapter 05 (sanitary and CITES overlay)

Customs documentation

Sanitary Import Permit from AQCS
CITES certificate from WCCB
Veterinary Health Certificate from exporting country

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
Obtain an AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) before the consignment is dispatched. The permit IRN generated in e-Sanchit must be quoted on the bill of entry for the CTIs listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 3) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 to secure the AQCS NOC.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · ITC (HS) policy condition 3, Chapter 05
2
Upload in e-Sanchit 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). Additionally, upload the CITES certificate (document code 626000) and the health certificate (document code 6360AQ) before customs out-of-charge.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 (Annexure A, Sl. No. 1 and Sl. No. 2)

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit as the sole clearance document and overlooking the CITES certificate, which is independently required by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau. Consignments arriving without a valid CITES certificate uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 626000 are detained regardless of AQCS clearance status, and the delay accrues demurrage and ground rent at the port until the WCCB deficiency is remedied.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0506 10 19 require BIS certification?

No, ossein and acid-treated bones are not within any BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services sanitary clearance and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau CITES certification under ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 05.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory at the bill of entry for this tariff line?

Four document codes are required: 911DF1 (Sanitary Import Permit from AQCS), 853AQ1 (veterinary health certificate), 001AQ1 (laboratory report or Certificate of Analysis), 626000 (CITES certificate), and 6360AQ (health certificate), all per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.

Does the CITES certificate requirement apply to all acid-treated bone consignments or only to protected-species material?

The CCR mandates CITES certificate upload (document code 626000) as a categorical requirement for this CTI; the importer must verify at the sourcing stage whether the animal origin falls within a CITES-listed species, as a missing certificate triggers WCCB-level detention irrespective of species status declared by the exporter.

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