Giloy (Tinospora cordifolia)
Giloy (Tinospora cordifolia), dried or fresh plant material
HSN 1211 90 58 (Giloy — Tinospora cordifolia) is not covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order and carries no Partner Government Agency clearance requirement at the tariff-line level. Import follows the standard customs procedure: Importer-Exporter Code (IEC), bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Other medicinal and aromatic plants under Chapter 12 may attract phytosanitary, AYUSH, or food-safety scrutiny depending on the declared end use and form of the material.
The absence of a product-specific clearance at this tariff line does not insulate a shipment from end-use-based regulation: Giloy processed into a finished Ayurvedic formulation or a nutraceutical product attracts licensing under separate schedules, and customs re-classification on examination — for instance, to a prepared herbal extract — triggers retrospective compliance obligations. Verify that the declared description, form (raw stem, cut, crushed, or powder), and intended use align precisely with this tariff line before relying on the absence of compliance here.