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Vegetable products not elsewhere specified (residual category)

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 1404 90 90 (Other vegetable products) requires a Phytosanitary Certificate at the bill-of-entry stage, administered through the customs clearance regime under CBIC oversight. The certificate must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before out-of-charge is granted.

What this is

HSN code

1404 90 90

Chapter

14 · Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 14

Customs documentation

Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
Bill of entry declaration to CBIC

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country before shipment. Upload the certificate in e-Sanchit prior to filing the bill of entry; the customs proper officer will verify upload before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC e-Sanchit mandatory document requirement · document code 851000
2
Verify that the consignment description on the bill of entry correctly identifies the specific vegetable product within the residual 1404 90 90 category. Misclassification into this residual heading when a more specific heading applies can attract re-assessment and demurrage pending reclassification.
Customs Act, 1962 · ITC (HS) Chapter 14 residual tariff line

A word of counsel

The most common error on this residual tariff line is arriving at the port without the Phytosanitary Certificate already uploaded in e-Sanchit. A post-arrival upload does not substitute for pre-out-of-charge compliance: the proper officer is required to verify the e-Sanchit upload before granting out-of-charge, and a missing certificate results in consignment detention and accumulating ground rent until the document is regularised.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1404 90 90 require BIS certification?

No, this residual vegetable-products heading is not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. The operative documentation requirement at the bill-of-entry stage is a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.

Is the Phytosanitary Certificate document code 851000 mandatory even when the consignment has been routed through a PGA?

Yes. For PGA-facilitated bills not independently routed through a PGA for NOC, the customs proper officer must independently verify that document code 851000 has been uploaded in e-Sanchit before granting out-of-charge.

What products fall within HSN 1404 90 90 as opposed to the more specific Chapter 14 headings?

HSN 1404 90 90 covers miscellaneous vegetable products not classifiable under any other specific heading in Chapter 14 or elsewhere in the tariff schedule; importers should confirm classification before shipment to avoid reclassification and reassessment at the port.

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