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Placenta, frozen

Frozen placenta for pharmaceutical preparation use

AQCS CLEARANCE · WCCB CLEARANCE

HSN 0510 00 30 (Placenta, frozen) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) CITES permit requirement as primary regulatory overlays. Import is also Restricted under ITC (HS) policy condition no. 3 of Chapter 05 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), and mandatory documentation must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.

What this is
HSN code
0510 00 30
Chapter
05 · Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified
Primary regulator
AQCS · ITC (HS) policy condition no. 3, Chapter 05; WCCB · CITES Convention
Customs documentation
  • Sanitary Import Permit from AQCS
  • CITES certificate from WCCB
  • Health Certificate from AQCS
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. 1
    Obtain the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) before shipment. At the bill of entry, upload the Sanitary Import Permit in e-Sanchit and quote the corresponding IRN to obtain the AQCS NOC, as required 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 · AQCS Sanitary Import Permit · document code 911DF1
  2. 2
    Upload 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. Additionally, upload the CITES certificate (document code 626000) before customs out-of-charge.
    CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · Annexure A, Sl. No. 1 and Sl. No. 2 · document codes 853AQ1, 001AQ1, 626000
  3. 3
    Confirm that the consignment complies with ITC (HS) policy condition no. 3 of Chapter 05. Non-compliance with the Restricted-import policy condition renders the consignment liable to detention and DGFT-policy enforcement at the bill-of-entry stage.
    ITC (HS) policy condition no. 3 of Chapter 05
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading the FSSAI or general animal-product documents while overlooking the CITES certificate requirement specific to WCCB. Placenta sourced from CITES-listed species requires the CITES permit (document code 626000) as a distinct clearance separate from the AQCS sanitary chain; absence of the CITES certificate at out-of-charge triggers detention and potential seizure under wildlife protection provisions, irrespective of whether all AQCS documents are in order.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 0510 00 30 require BIS certification?
No, frozen placenta is not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services sanitary clearance and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau CITES permit requirement, with the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy condition no. 3 of Chapter 05 administered by DGFT.
Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?
Four document codes are mandatory: Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1), CITES certificate (626000), Health Certificate (6360AQ), veterinary health certificate (853AQ1), and Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) — all must be uploaded before customs out-of-charge per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.
Does the CITES certificate apply to all frozen placenta imports or only certain species?
The CITES certificate (document code 626000) is required where the source species is listed under the CITES Convention; importers must verify the species-level listing before shipment, as WCCB enforcement applies at the port of import.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: AQCS / WCCB / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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