Other
Vegetable seeds for sowing, other varieties
HSN 1209 91 90 (Other vegetable seeds for sowing) is classified as Free for import under the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), subject to policy condition no. 4 of Chapter 12. A Phyto Sanitary Certificate is mandatory at the bill-of-entry stage and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge is granted.
- Phyto Sanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
- ITC (HS) policy condition compliance from DGFT
- 1Ensure the consignment is accompanied by a valid Phyto Sanitary Certificate issued by the competent plant-quarantine authority of the exporting country. Upload the certificate in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before filing the bill of entry; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until this upload is verified.ITC (HS) policy condition no. 4 of Chapter 12 · document code 851000 (e-Sanchit)
- 2Confirm compliance with ITC (HS) import policy condition no. 4 of Chapter 12 at the time of filing the bill of entry. Although the tariff line is Free, the policy condition is binding and non-compliance exposes the consignment to detention pending regularisation.ITC (HS) policy condition no. 4 of Chapter 12 · DGFT
The most common error on this tariff line is treating the Free import status as an absence of documentary requirements and arriving at port without a valid Phyto Sanitary Certificate. The Free classification refers only to the import-licence requirement; the Phyto Sanitary Certificate under document code 851000 remains mandatory regardless, and consignments where this document has not been uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry are detained pending compliance, accruing demurrage and ground rent.