Coral

Unworked coral and similar materials

WCCB CLEARANCE

HSN 0508 00 10 (Coral) is subject to Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) clearance under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, with a mandatory CITES certificate required at the bill of entry. The tariff line is subject to policy condition No. 3 of Chapter 05 of the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), and a Health Certificate must be uploaded in e-Sanchit alongside the CITES documentation before out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

0508 00 10

Chapter

05 · Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified

Primary regulator

WCCB · Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 (CITES import regime)

Customs documentation

CITES certificate from WCCB
Health Certificate from AQCS
ITC (HS) policy declaration to 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
Obtain a valid CITES certificate (document code 626000) covering the consignment before filing the bill of entry. The certificate must be issued by the competent CITES authority of the exporting country and uploaded in e-Sanchit; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until the document is verified.
ITC (HS) policy condition No. 3 of Chapter 05 · CITES permit document code 626000
2
Upload the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) in e-Sanchit alongside the CITES certificate. For PGA-facilitated bills not routed through the PGA for NOC, the customs proper officer will independently verify that both mandatory documents are present before granting out-of-charge.
CCR document codes 626000 and 6360AQ · ITC (HS) policy condition No. 3 of Chapter 05

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is presenting a CITES certificate that covers the exporting country's re-export rather than the country of origin, or a certificate whose quantity or species description does not match the bill of lading. WCCB officers treat a species or quantity discrepancy as a CITES violation independent of any customs misdeclaration, and the consignment is liable to seizure under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 pending investigation.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0508 00 10 require BIS certification?

No, unworked coral falls entirely outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau clearance under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, with a CITES certificate mandatory at the bill of entry and the ITC (HS) policy condition No. 3 of Chapter 05 administered by DGFT.

Are both document codes 626000 and 6360AQ mandatory at the bill of entry?

Yes. The CITES certificate (document code 626000) and the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge; absence of either document is sufficient grounds for the proper officer to withhold out-of-charge clearance.

Does policy condition No. 3 of Chapter 05 impose any additional restriction beyond the CITES requirement?

Policy condition No. 3 of Chapter 05 of the ITC (HS) import policy is the operative gateway for this tariff line; importers must confirm compliance with its terms before filing the bill of entry, as non-compliance renders the import unauthorised under the Restricted-import category.

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