Copal

Copal natural resin, gum-resin imports

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 1301 90 21 (Copal) is subject to a phytosanitary clearance requirement under the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, with a Phytosanitary Certificate mandatory at the bill-of-entry stage before customs out-of-charge is granted. The tariff line carries no additional sectoral PGA licence requirement; the operative obligation is the upload of document code 851000 in e-Sanchit.

What this is

HSN code

1301 90 21

Chapter

13 · Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 13 (phytosanitary overlay)

Customs documentation

Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
e-Sanchit upload confirmation from CBIC

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a valid Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country before shipment. The certificate must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 prior to filing the bill of entry.
CCR mandatory-document requirement · document code 851000 · e-Sanchit upload condition
2
At the bill-of-entry stage, confirm that the Phytosanitary Certificate upload in e-Sanchit is complete. The proper officer will verify document code 851000 before granting out-of-charge; consignments without the uploaded certificate will be held pending compliance.
CCR out-of-charge condition · document code 851000

A word of counsel

The sole documentary gate for copal imports is the Phytosanitary Certificate under document code 851000 — a certificate issued post-arrival or retroactively by the exporting country's authority is not accepted as a substitute for the pre-shipment original. Consignments arriving at port without the 851000 upload in e-Sanchit are detained and attract demurrage and ground rent until the deficiency is cured or the consignment is re-exported.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1301 90 21 require BIS certification?

No, copal is not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. The operative import requirement is a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge, with no BIS QCO covering this product family.

Is document code 851000 mandatory even when the bill is not routed through a PGA for NOC?

Yes. The CCR explicitly requires the proper officer to verify the 851000 upload in e-Sanchit on all bills, including PGA-facilitated bills that have not been routed through a PGA for NOC, before granting out-of-charge.

What happens if the Phytosanitary Certificate is missing at the time of the bill of entry?

The consignment is held at port without out-of-charge clearance, accruing demurrage and ground rent, until the certificate is uploaded in e-Sanchit or the consignment is directed for re-export.

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