Sun cured virginia tobacco

Sun cured Virginia tobacco, not stemmed or stripped

MOHFW CLEARANCE

HSN 2401 10 30 (Sun cured virginia tobacco) is subject to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW) packaging and labelling requirements under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Rules, 2022, notified via G.S.R. 592(E) dated 21-07-2022 with effect from 01 December 2022. The tariff line is also governed by the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under General Note 13 of the ITC (HS) Schedule, with CBIC oversight at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

2401 10 30

Chapter

24 · Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes

Primary regulator

MOHFW · Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Rules, 2022

Customs documentation

Labelling compliance declaration from MOHFW
ITC (HS) General Note 13 declaration from DGFT
Health warning conformance from CBIC

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

MOHFWMOHFW·Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Ensure all imported consignments of sun cured virginia tobacco bear the new set of health warnings mandated by the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Rules, 2022, operative from 01 December 2022. Non-conforming packaging renders the consignment liable to detention and refusal of out-of-charge at the port of import.
G.S.R. 592(E) dated 21-07-2022 · MOHFW letter D.O.P.16011/02/2017-TC (PART-1) dated 09-12-2022
2
Confirm compliance with General Note 13 of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 before filing the bill of entry. Upload all mandatory documents in e-Sanchit and ensure the CBIC proper officer can verify health-warning conformance prior to out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 02/2023 dated 07-01-2023 · General Note 13 of the ITC (HS) Schedule

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is shipping consignments with packaging produced to the pre-2022 health-warning specifications. The Amendment Rules, 2022 introduced a new set of health warnings effective 01 December 2022, and consignments bearing superseded warnings are treated as non-compliant at the bill-of-entry stage regardless of when the order was placed. Verify the current MOHFW-notified warning artwork and dimensions at ww.mohfw.nic.in before confirming export-country packing instructions.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2401 10 30 require BIS certification?

No, unmanufactured tobacco is not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Rules, 2022, with the ITC (HS) General Note 13 policy overlay administered by DGFT.

Which health-warning rules apply at the bill of entry for this tariff line?

The Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Rules, 2022, notified via G.S.R. 592(E) dated 21-07-2022, apply from 01 December 2022; CBIC Instruction 02/2023 dated 07-01-2023 directs proper officers to verify conformance before granting out-of-charge.

Does General Note 13 of the ITC (HS) Schedule impose any additional import restriction beyond labelling compliance?

Yes. General Note 13 subjects all imports of cigarettes and other tobacco products — including unmanufactured tobacco — to the full provisions of the MOHFW packaging and labelling rules, making labelling non-compliance a policy-level breach enforceable at the port rather than merely a post-clearance matter.

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