Other
Bones and horn-cores, unworked or simply prepared, other
HSN 0506 90 99 (other bones and horn-cores, unworked or simply prepared) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) CITES certification requirement under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Import is further conditioned by ITC (HS) policy condition no. 3 of Chapter 05, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).
- Sanitary Import Permit from AQCS
- CITES certificate from WCCB
- Health Certificate from AQCS
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- 1Obtain the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) before the consignment is dispatched. The importer must quote the e-Sanchit IRN of the Sanitary Import Permit on the bill of entry to obtain 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 · Document code 911DF1
- 2Upload 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) in e-Sanchit. The CITES certificate (document code 626000) must also be uploaded where the species is scheduled under CITES appendices, as verified by WCCB.CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · Document codes 853AQ1, 001AQ1, 626000
- 3Confirm compliance with ITC (HS) policy condition no. 3 of Chapter 05 before filing the bill of entry. All mandatory documents — CITES certificate (626000), health certificate (6360AQ), and Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1) — must be uploaded in e-Sanchit prior to customs out-of-charge.ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 05 · Document codes 626000, 6360AQ, 911DF1
The single most common error on this tariff line is importing bone or horn-core material derived from a CITES-listed species without a current WCCB CITES certificate, on the assumption that unworked or simply prepared animal skeletal material falls outside wildlife-trade controls. The CITES obligation attaches to the species of origin, not to the degree of processing; consignments lacking the CITES certificate (document code 626000) are liable to seizure and prosecution under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, irrespective of AQCS sanitary clearance.