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Of bovine animals

Prepared or preserved meat of bovine animals

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 1602 50 00 (Of bovine animals) is classified as Restricted under the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), meaning import requires satisfaction of the applicable policy conditions before customs out-of-charge. A Health Certificate is the mandatory document to be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage.

What this is
HSN code
1602 50 00
Chapter
16 · Preparations of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates
Primary regulator
DGFT · ITC (HS) Restricted import policy, Chapter 16
Customs documentation
  • Health Certificate from exporting authority
  • ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT
Compliance steps
  1. 1
    Confirm the consignment satisfies the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy condition for Chapter 16 before filing the bill of entry. An import that does not meet the applicable policy condition is liable to detention and re-export or confiscation under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act.
    ITC (HS) Restricted import policy, Chapter 16 · DGFT
  2. 2
    Upload the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is presented. Customs out-of-charge will not be granted until the proper officer verifies the Health Certificate has been uploaded.
    CCR mandatory document requirement · document code 6360AQ · e-Sanchit
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is filing the bill of entry without uploading the Health Certificate in e-Sanchit, treating it as a post-clearance formality. Customs out-of-charge is withheld until document code 6360AQ is verifiably present in e-Sanchit; consignments held pending upload attract demurrage and ground rent that can exceed the duty liability on a perishable bovine-meat preparation.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 1602 50 00 require BIS certification?
No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers prepared or preserved bovine meat. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with a mandatory Health Certificate requirement at the bill of entry.
What document code must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?
Document code 6360AQ (Health Certificate) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the customs proper officer will grant out-of-charge on any consignment under HSN 1602 50 00.
Can an importer obtain a waiver of the Restricted-import status for bovine meat preparations?
The Restricted classification under ITC (HS) Chapter 16 does not carry an automatic waiver; the importer must satisfy the applicable policy condition administered by DGFT, and any deviation requires a specific authorisation from DGFT before the consignment is shipped.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
Related
ChapterChapter 16 · Preparations of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebratesHSNOTHER PREPARED OR PRESERVED MEAT, MEAT OFFAL, BLOOD OR INSECTSHSN1602 10 00 · Homogenised prepared or preserved meat and meat offal