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CEREAL STRAW AND HUSKS, UNPREPARED, WHETHER OR NOT CHOPPED, GROUND, PRESSED OR IN THE FORM OF PELLETS

Cereal straw and husks, unprepared, chopped, ground, pressed, or pelleted

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 1213 00 00 (cereal straw and husks, unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed, or in the form of pellets) 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. Cereal straw processed into animal feed preparations or compounded fodder may be classified under Chapter 23, which carries its own compliance considerations.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.
A word of counsel

The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend to all straw-derived or husk-derived products: material processed into finished animal feed or fodder compounds may be re-classified under Chapter 23, attracting feed-safety and FSSAI-adjacent requirements. Customs re-classification on examination triggers retrospective compliance, including detention pending the relevant clearance. Verify the product's processing state and intended end-use against the tariff before relying on the absence of compliance here.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 1213 00 00 require any pre-import registration?
A valid Importer-Exporter Code is required for any commercial import; no product-specific registration applies to this tariff line.
What changes if the cereal straw or husks are processed into animal feed or fodder?
Processed fodder and compounded animal feed preparations fall under Chapter 23, which may attract food and feed safety compliance; re-classification by customs to that chapter triggers retrospective compliance.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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