Frozen semen, other than bovine; bovine embryo

Frozen semen (non-bovine) and bovine embryo imports

AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0511 99 91 (Frozen semen, other than bovine; bovine embryo) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) clearance, requiring a veterinary health certificate and laboratory reports at the bill of entry. The tariff line is Restricted under the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), and consignments not pre-cleared through AQCS must have mandatory documents uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

0511 99 91

Chapter

05 · Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified

Primary regulator

AQCS · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy with veterinary quarantine clearance

Customs documentation

Veterinary Health Certificate from AQCS
Health Certificate from exporting country
Laboratory report from AQCS

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

AQCSAQCS·Animal Quarantine and Certification Services

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a veterinary health certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 853AQ1 before filing the bill of entry. This is mandatory for the CTIs listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 1) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · Annexure A, Sl. No. 1 · document code 853AQ1
2
Upload the laboratory reports or Certificate of Analysis (COA) in e-Sanchit under document code 001AQ1, and separately upload the health certificate under document code 6360AQ. Both documents must be present before the proper officer grants out-of-charge on PGA-facilitated bills.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · Annexure A, Sl. No. 2 · document codes 001AQ1 and 6360AQ

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading only the health certificate (6360AQ) while omitting either the veterinary health certificate (853AQ1) or the laboratory COA (001AQ1) — each document code maps to a distinct Annexure A slot in Circular 24/2022-Cus, and the absence of any one triggers detention at the port until the missing upload is remedied. Confirm that all three document codes are reflected on the e-Sanchit docket before vessel arrival, as retrospective uploads after the bill of entry is filed do not prevent demurrage and ground rent from accruing.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0511 99 91 require BIS certification?

No, frozen semen (non-bovine) and bovine embryos fall entirely outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services veterinary clearance under the ITC (HS) Restricted import policy administered by DGFT, with mandatory document uploads in e-Sanchit per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus.

What are the three mandatory document codes for this tariff line in e-Sanchit?

Document code 853AQ1 (veterinary health certificate from the exporting country), document code 001AQ1 (laboratory report or COA), and document code 6360AQ (health certificate) — all must be uploaded before the proper officer grants out-of-charge per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.

Does the Restricted import status under ITC (HS) policy require a separate DGFT licence for every consignment?

The ITC (HS) Restricted status means the consignment must comply with applicable policy conditions — here primarily the AQCS veterinary clearance requirements — and the proper officer verifies document compliance at the bill of entry stage before granting out-of-charge.

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