Wool grease, crude

Crude wool grease and lanolin derivatives of animal origin

AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 1505 00 20 (Wool grease, crude) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance under the livestock-origin import regime. A veterinary Health Certificate from the exporting country and a Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis must accompany every consignment and be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

1505 00 20

Chapter

15 · Animal or vegetable fats and oils; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

Primary regulator

AQCS · Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (livestock-origin import sanitary regime)

Customs documentation

Health Certificate from AQCS
Veterinary Health Certificate from exporting country
Certificate of Analysis from accredited laboratory

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

AQCSAQCS·Animal Quarantine and Certification Services

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a veterinary Health Certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 853AQ1 before filing the bill of entry. This document is mandatory for CTIs listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 1) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · Annexure A, Sl. No. 1 · document code 853AQ1
2
Upload the Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (CoA) in e-Sanchit under document code 001AQ1, and ensure the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) is also uploaded. The customs proper officer will verify both documents are present in e-Sanchit before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · Annexure A, Sl. No. 2 · document codes 001AQ1, 6360AQ

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is confusing the two distinct AQCS document codes: the veterinary Health Certificate from the exporting-country authority (853AQ1) and the general Health Certificate (6360AQ) are separate uploads, and the Laboratory Report or CoA (001AQ1) is a third independent requirement. Uploading only one of these in e-Sanchit leaves the bill of entry incomplete; the proper officer will withhold out-of-charge until all three codes are verified, triggering detention and demurrage.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1505 00 20 require BIS certification?

No, crude wool grease is not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services sanitary clearance, requiring a veterinary Health Certificate and a Certificate of Analysis uploaded in e-Sanchit per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.

Are all three e-Sanchit document codes mandatory, or is only the Health Certificate required?

All three are independently mandatory: the exporting-country veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), the Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), and the Health Certificate (6360AQ) must each be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the customs proper officer grants out-of-charge.

What happens if the bill of entry is not routed through AQCS for an NOC?

For PGA-facilitated bills not routed through AQCS, the customs proper officer independently verifies that all mandatory documents are uploaded in e-Sanchit; failure to upload any of the required documents results in detention of the consignment until compliance is established.

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