Other
Forage products other than lucerne, clover, or hay
HSN 1214 90 00 (other forage products — swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, forage kale, lupines, vetches, and similar, whether or not in pellet form) 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, bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Forage materials that qualify as oil seeds or oilseed meals may fall under a different heading within Chapter 12 or adjacent chapters that do carry compliance requirements.
The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend to all forage-related products: lucerne (alfalfa) meal and pellets, and certain oilseed residues used as animal feed, may be separately classified and subject to plant quarantine or food-safety clearances. Re-classification on customs examination — for example, if a product is determined to be a processed feed mixture rather than a raw forage — triggers retrospective compliance and potential detention. Confirm the product's botanical identity, processing state, and intended use against the customs tariff before relying on the absence of compliance.