Sugar beet seeds

Sugar beet seeds for sowing

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 1209 10 00 (Sugar beet seeds) is classified as Restricted under the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), subject to policy condition no. 4 of Chapter 12. Import is permitted only upon satisfaction of that policy condition at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

1209 10 00

Chapter

12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy, Chapter 12, policy condition no. 4

Customs documentation

Import Licence from DGFT
Policy condition compliance from DGFT

Compliance steps

1
Verify that the import satisfies policy condition no. 4 of Chapter 12 of the ITC (HS) Schedule before filing the bill of entry. Consignments that do not meet this condition are liable to detention and refusal of out-of-charge at the port.
ITC (HS) Import Policy, Chapter 12, policy condition no. 4
2
Obtain and upload the applicable DGFT authorisation or licence in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage. The Restricted classification means free import without the requisite authorisation is not permitted.
ITC (HS) Import Policy, Chapter 12

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating sugar beet seeds as a freely importable agricultural commodity and filing the bill of entry without first securing the DGFT authorisation mandated under policy condition no. 4 of Chapter 12. A consignment arriving without the requisite authorisation is detained at port and cannot be released on a post-facto undertaking; demurrage and ground rent accrue from the date of arrival until the deficiency is resolved or the consignment is re-exported.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1209 10 00 require BIS certification?

No, sugar beet seeds for sowing fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade under policy condition no. 4 of Chapter 12.

What is policy condition no. 4 of Chapter 12 and how does it affect the import?

Policy condition no. 4 of Chapter 12 of the ITC (HS) Schedule sets the terms under which the Restricted tariff line may be imported; the specific authorisation or licensing requirement must be confirmed with DGFT before placing the purchase order, as non-compliance results in detention at the port of entry.

Can sugar beet seeds be imported freely under an advance authorisation or EOU status?

The regulatory record does not provide an explicit carve-out for advance authorisation holders or Export Oriented Units on this tariff line; the applicable exemptions, if any, must be verified against the current ITC (HS) policy condition no. 4 of Chapter 12 with DGFT before shipment.

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