Pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan)

Dried shelled pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan, tur dal)

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 0713 60 00 (Pigeon peas, Cajanus cajan) is subject to the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under which import is free until 31 March 2026 per DGFT Notification 51/2024-25 dated 20-01-2025. Importers sourcing from Myanmar, Malawi, or Mozambique must also comply with the MOU-route procedures and conditions laid down in DGFT Public Notice 17/2015-20 dated 18-07-2022, and all importers must declare pulse stocks on the Department of Consumer Affairs portal.

What this is

HSN code

0713 60 00

Chapter

07 · Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) free import policy (with MOU-route overlay), Chapter 07

Customs documentation

Policy compliance declaration from DGFT
MOU-route NOC from DGFT
Stock declaration from Department of Consumer Affairs

Compliance steps

1
Confirm at the time of filing the bill of entry that the import policy for tur/pigeon peas remains Free under DGFT Notification 51/2024-25 (operative until 31 March 2026). Imports after that date will require a fresh policy verification; consignments filed beyond the free-regime window without a revised policy basis are liable to Restricted-import enforcement.
DGFT Notification 51/2024-25 dated 20-01-2025 · S.O. M-5012/300/2002/PC-2(A)/E-1657 dated 20-01-2025
2
If importing from Myanmar, Malawi, or Mozambique via the MOU route, obtain the DGFT NOC and comply with all conditions under clauses 1(a–d), 2(a–d) and 3(a–d) of DGFT Public Notice 17/2015-20 dated 18-07-2022. Imports under the MOU-route NOC are counted against the annual quota; imports outside the MOU route during the free-policy period are not counted but must satisfy the standard procedures in DGFT Public Notices 21, 22 and 44 of 2015-20.
DGFT Public Notice 17/2015-20 dated 18-07-2022 · DGFT PN 21/2015-20 and 22/2015-20 dated 06-09-2021 · DGFT PN 44/2015-20 dated 19-03-2021 · OM file no. M-5012/300/2002/PC-2(A)/Part-I/E-2578 dated 08-10-2021
3
Declare current stocks of pulses on the Department of Consumer Affairs portal at fcainfoweb.nic.in, as mandated by S.O. 2871(E) dated 19-07-2021. Route the consignment only through a food-import entry point compliant with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.
S.O. 2871(E) dated 19-07-2021 · General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the MOU-route NOC and the free-policy import as interchangeable. They are distinct tracks: a consignment imported under the MOU-route NOC is counted against the bilateral annual quota even during the free-regime period, whereas an import made outside the MOU route during the free period is not quota-counted — but still attracts stock-declaration obligations and designated food-import port restrictions under General Note 4(D). Conflating the two tracks leads to inadvertent quota exhaustion or port-of-entry non-compliance.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0713 60 00 require BIS certification?

No, dried pigeon peas fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) free-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, currently free until 31 March 2026 per DGFT Notification 51/2024-25, with MOU-route and stock-declaration overlays.

Does the MOU-route NOC requirement apply to imports from all countries?

No. The MOU-route procedures and conditions under DGFT Public Notice 17/2015-20 apply only when a bill of entry is filed for imports from Myanmar, Malawi, or Mozambique under the respective bilateral MOUs; imports from all other countries proceed under the standard free-policy basis without an MOU-route NOC.

What happens to the free-import status after 31 March 2026?

The free-import status is operative only until 31 March 2026 per DGFT Notification 51/2024-25; importers must verify the revised policy before placing purchase orders for shipments arriving after that date, as a change to Restricted status would require a separate DGFT import licence prior to import.

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