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Other animal products not elsewhere specified (residual category)
HSN 0511 99 99 (Other animal products, not elsewhere specified) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) clearance, with a Health Certificate and veterinary documentation required before out-of-charge at the bill of entry. Import of bovine embryo is additionally subject to policy condition no. 5 of Chapter 05 of the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). Import of human embryos and human gametes under this tariff line is prohibited under DGFT Notification 39/2023 dated 23-10-2023.
- Health Certificate from AQCS
- Veterinary Health Certificate from exporting country
- Laboratory report or COA from AQCS
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.
- 1Upload the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify this document for all PGA-facilitated bills not routed through AQCS for a direct NOC; out-of-charge will not be granted until the upload is confirmed.CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · AQCS document code 6360AQ
- 2For consignments listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 1) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus, upload the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country (document code 853AQ1). For CTIs listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 2) of the same circular, upload the Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1).CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · document codes 853AQ1 and 001AQ1
- 3Confirm that the goods are not human embryos or human gametes, which are categorically prohibited under the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021. Import of bovine embryo must comply with ITC (HS) Chapter 05 policy condition no. 5.DGFT Notification 39/2023 dated 23-10-2023 · ITC (HS) policy condition no. 5 of Chapter 05
The most common error on this residual tariff line is failing to identify which Annexure A sub-list applies to the specific animal product, leading to the wrong document code being uploaded in e-Sanchit. Annexure A (Sl. No. 1) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus governs veterinary health certificate requirements (853AQ1), while Sl. No. 2 governs laboratory report requirements (001AQ1); uploading only the generic Health Certificate (6360AQ) without the applicable Annexure-specific document results in consignment detention pending re-upload.