Silkworm pupae

Silkworm pupae, animal products of animal origin

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 0511 99 10 (Silkworm pupae) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance requirements applicable to animal-origin products under the Live Stock Importation Act, 1898. A Sanitary Import Permit and a Health Certificate must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge is granted at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

0511 99 10

Chapter

05 · Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified

Primary regulator

AQCS · Live Stock Importation Act, 1898 (sanitary clearance for animal-origin products)

Customs documentation

Sanitary Import Permit from AQCS
Health Certificate from AQCS

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) from Animal Quarantine and Certification Services before the consignment is shipped. This permit must be uploaded in e-Sanchit and its IRN quoted on the bill of entry prior to customs out-of-charge.
CCR mandatory document requirement · document code 911DF1
2
Ensure a Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) issued by the competent authority of the exporting country accompanies the consignment and is uploaded in e-Sanchit. The proper officer will verify both documents before granting out-of-charge on PGA-facilitated bills.
CCR mandatory document requirement · document code 6360AQ

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is dispatching the consignment before the Sanitary Import Permit is obtained from AQCS and uploaded in e-Sanchit — the Health Certificate alone does not satisfy the clearance requirement. Arrival without a current 911DF1 results in detention at the port of import; no retrospective upload cures a consignment already held by the proper officer pending PGA NOC.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0511 99 10 require BIS certification?

No, silkworm pupae fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime entirely. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services sanitary clearance requirements, with a mandatory Sanitary Import Permit and Health Certificate required at the bill-of-entry stage.

Are both the Sanitary Import Permit and the Health Certificate required, or is one sufficient?

Both documents are independently mandatory: the Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) must each be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted.

What happens if the consignment arrives without the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit?

The proper officer withholds out-of-charge until the mandatory documents are verified in e-Sanchit; detention at the port accrues demurrage and ground rent, and the consignment may be liable to re-export if the permit cannot be regularised.

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