Of seed quality
Buckwheat of seed quality, restricted cereal import
HSN 1008 10 10 (Buckwheat of seed quality) is subject to the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under policy condition 2 of Chapter 10. A Phyto Sanitary Certificate is mandatory at the bill-of-entry stage and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.
- Phyto Sanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
- ITC (HS) policy condition declaration to DGFT
- 1Confirm the import complies with policy condition 2 of Chapter 10 of the ITC (HS) import policy before filing the bill of entry. Buckwheat of seed quality is Restricted; any import not satisfying the stated condition is liable to detention and re-export.ITC (HS) Import Policy, Chapter 10, policy condition 2
- 2Upload the Phyto Sanitary Certificate (document code 851000) in e-Sanchit prior to filing the bill of entry. The customs proper officer will verify this upload before granting out-of-charge; absence of the certificate at the bill-of-entry stage triggers detention of the consignment.ITC (HS) Import Policy, Chapter 10 · document code 851000 · e-Sanchit mandatory document requirement
The most common error on this tariff line is conflating the Phyto Sanitary Certificate requirement with general agricultural import formalities and treating it as a post-clearance submission. The certificate (document code 851000) must be present in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is assessed; late upload after out-of-charge is not permitted as a cure, and a consignment detained for a missing phytosanitary document accrues demurrage and ground rent from the date of arrival.