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Cuttlefish bones

Cuttlefish bones, unworked or simply prepared

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 0508 00 40 (Cuttlefish bones) is subject to ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under policy condition no. 3 of Chapter 05. A Health Certificate and Sanitary Import Permit must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge clearance.

What this is
HSN code
0508 00 40
Chapter
05 · Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified
Primary regulator
DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy condition 3, Chapter 05
Customs documentation
  • Health Certificate from exporting authority
  • Sanitary Import Permit from DGFT
Compliance steps
  1. 1
    Verify that the import complies with policy condition no. 3 of Chapter 05 of the ITC (HS) import policy before filing the bill of entry. Non-compliance with this condition renders the consignment liable to detention and re-export under DGFT Restricted-import enforcement.
    ITC (HS) import policy condition 3, Chapter 05
  2. 2
    Upload the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) and the Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) in e-Sanchit prior to the bill of entry. The customs proper officer must confirm both documents are present before granting out-of-charge.
    ITC (HS) import policy condition 3, Chapter 05 · e-Sanchit document codes 6360AQ and 911DF1
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is filing the bill of entry before both mandatory documents — the Health Certificate and the Sanitary Import Permit — are uploaded and linked in e-Sanchit. Where PGA-facilitated routing has not been completed, the proper officer is required to withhold out-of-charge until both document codes (6360AQ and 911DF1) are verified in the system; a missing upload results in consignment detention and accumulating demurrage.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 0508 00 40 require BIS certification?
No, cuttlefish bones fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) import policy condition no. 3 of Chapter 05 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with a Health Certificate and Sanitary Import Permit required at the bill of entry.
Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?
Document code 6360AQ (Health Certificate) and document code 911DF1 (Sanitary Import Permit) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the customs proper officer grants out-of-charge.
What is the consequence if the Sanitary Import Permit is not obtained before shipment?
Absent a Sanitary Import Permit uploaded in e-Sanchit, the customs proper officer must withhold out-of-charge, leaving the consignment detained at port and subject to ongoing demurrage and ground rent until the document is regularised or the goods are re-exported.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
Related
ChapterChapter 05 · Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specifiedHSNCORAL AND SIMILAR MATERIALS, UNWORKED OR SIMPLY PREPARED BUT NOT OTHERWISE WORKED; SHELLS OF MOLLUSCS, CRUSTACEANS OR ECHINODERMS AND CUTTLE-BONE, UNWORKED OR SIMPLY PREPARED BUT NOT CUT TO SHAPE, POWDER AND WASTE THEREOFHSNCoral and similar materials, unworked or simply prepared but not otherwise worked; shells of molluscs, crustaceans or echinoderms and cuttle-bone, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, powder and waste thereof: