Other
Unworked shells, coral, cuttle-bone and similar animal materials
HSN 0508 00 90 (Other unworked shells, coral, and similar materials) 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. Import is also restricted under ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 05 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), and a health certificate is required as a concurrent documentary overlay.
- CITES certificate from WCCB
- Health Certificate from AQCS
- ITC (HS) policy declaration to DGFT
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- 1Obtain a valid CITES certificate (document code 626000) for the consignment before shipment. The certificate must be uploaded in e-Sanchit and verified by the proper officer before out-of-charge is granted; consignments without the CITES certificate will be detained at port.ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 05 · Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 (CITES permit regime)
- 2Upload the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) in e-Sanchit alongside the CITES certificate at the bill of entry stage. The proper officer is required to verify both mandatory documents before issuing out-of-charge on PGA-facilitated bills.ITC (HS) policy condition 3 of Chapter 05 · CCR e-Sanchit document requirement
The most common error on this tariff line is treating the CITES certificate as the sole clearance document and arriving at port without the Health Certificate. Both document codes — 626000 and 6360AQ — are mandatory e-Sanchit uploads, and the absence of either will result in detention regardless of CITES compliance. The ITC (HS) Restricted-import status under policy condition 3 of Chapter 05 means that even a technically complete CITES-compliant consignment is detained if the policy condition is not satisfied.