Rudraksha seeds
Rudraksha seeds, vegetable products not elsewhere specified
HSN 1404 90 70 (Rudraksha seeds) is subject to phytosanitary import controls administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the ITC (HS) import policy. A Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country is mandatory and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.
- Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
- ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT
- 1Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) from the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country before shipment. This certificate must be uploaded in e-Sanchit prior to filing the bill of entry; customs out-of-charge will not be granted without it.CCR mandatory-document requirement · document code 851000 · e-Sanchit upload obligation
- 2Verify the bill of entry is not flagged as a PGA-facilitated bill requiring NOC routing. Where the bill has not been routed through the PGA channel, the proper officer will verify the e-Sanchit upload of document code 851000 before granting out-of-charge.CCR PGA-facilitated-bill verification requirement · document code 851000
The most common error on this tariff line is shipping the consignment before the Phytosanitary Certificate is finalised, on the assumption that it can be submitted after arrival. The certificate must be issued by the exporting country's national plant-protection organisation and uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill-of-entry stage; a missing or post-arrival upload results in detention and accrual of demurrage until the document is regularised.