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Other clays, residual grades (non-expanded, calcined or raw)

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 2508 40 90 (Other clays, residual grades) is subject to a Plant Quarantine and Inspection Service (PQIS) import permit requirement at the bill-of-entry stage, with document code 911PQ1 mandated for upload in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. No additional sectoral PGA licence applies, and the ITC (HS) import policy does not restrict this tariff line beyond the PQIS phytosanitary overlay.

What this is

HSN code

2508 40 90

Chapter

25 · Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

Primary regulator

PQIS · Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003

Customs documentation

Import permit from PQIS
Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country
e-Sanchit upload confirmation from CBIC

Compliance steps

1
Obtain the PQIS import permit (document code 911PQ1) before shipment and upload it in e-Sanchit at the time of filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify the 911PQ1 upload before granting out-of-charge; consignments without this document on record will be detained.
CCR mandatory-document requirement · document code 911PQ1 · e-Sanchit upload protocol
2
Ensure the exporting-country authority issues a Phytosanitary Certificate accompanying the consignment, consistent with the PQIS import-permit conditions. The permit and certificate together form the phytosanitary clearance package verified at the designated port of entry.
PQIS import permit conditions · CCR PGA-facilitated-bill verification protocol

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that a mineral commodity with no active DGFT restriction requires no PGA clearance at all. The PQIS import permit (911PQ1) is a hard stop at out-of-charge regardless of the ITC (HS) policy status; bills that have not been routed through PQIS for NOC are subject to proper-officer verification, and a missing 911PQ1 upload results in detention and accumulating demurrage until the document is regularised.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2508 40 90 require BIS certification?

No; no BIS Quality Control Order covers this residual clay tariff line. Import is governed by the Plant Quarantine and Inspection Service import-permit requirement, with document code 911PQ1 mandatory in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted.

Is the PQIS import permit required even when the consignment is not a plant or plant product?

Yes. The CCR specifies that the PQIS import permit (911PQ1) is a mandatory document for this CTI, and the proper officer is directed to verify its upload in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge regardless of whether the bill was routed through PQIS for an NOC.

What happens if the 911PQ1 document is not uploaded at the bill-of-entry stage?

The proper officer will withhold out-of-charge, leaving the consignment detained at port and accruing demurrage and ground rent until the PQIS import permit is uploaded in e-Sanchit and verified.

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