Flowering plants (excluding roses and rhododendrons)
Live flowering plants excluding roses and rhododendrons
HSN 0602 90 20 (Flowering plants, excluding roses and rhododendrons) is subject to Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) clearance under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), with a CITES certificate required at the bill of entry. The document must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.
- CITES certificate from WCCB
- NOC from WCCB
- 1Obtain a valid CITES certificate covering the specific flowering plant species being imported and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 626000 before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify the upload prior to granting out-of-charge.CITES certificate document code 626000 · e-Sanchit PGA-facilitated bill requirement
- 2Where the consignment has not been routed through WCCB for NOC, confirm that the CITES certificate upload in e-Sanchit is complete and the document code 626000 is correctly referenced on the bill of entry to avoid detention pending PGA verification.WCCB PGA facilitation requirement · e-Sanchit out-of-charge condition
The most frequent error on this tariff line is assuming that CITES applies only to obviously endangered or exotic species: any flowering plant listed under CITES Appendices I, II or III requires a certificate regardless of commercial volume or perceived commonality. A consignment arriving without document code 626000 uploaded in e-Sanchit will be detained at the port of import pending WCCB clearance, with demurrage and ground rent accruing until the certificate is furnished.