Kieselguhr
Kieselguhr, diatomite and similar siliceous fossil meals
HSN 2512 00 10 (Kieselguhr) requires a Phytosanitary Certificate under the plant-quarantine framework administered by India's customs authorities at the bill-of-entry stage. The document must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before out-of-charge is granted. No additional sectoral PGA licence applies to this tariff line.
- Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
- e-Sanchit upload confirmation from CBIC
- 1Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country before shipment. The certificate (document code 851000) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at or before filing the bill of entry; out-of-charge will not be granted until the upload is verified.CCR document code 851000 · e-Sanchit mandatory-document requirement
- 2At the bill-of-entry stage, confirm that the Phytosanitary Certificate covers the specific consignment and quantity being imported. Customs proper officers are instructed to verify the 851000 upload on PGA-facilitated bills and withhold out-of-charge for non-compliant consignments.CCR mandatory document verification instruction · document code 851000
The most common error on this tariff line is treating kieselguhr as a purely industrial mineral and overlooking the Phytosanitary Certificate requirement. Because the raw material originates from sedimentary deposits that may carry soil-borne contaminants, customs proper officers are instructed to hold out-of-charge pending verification of document code 851000 in e-Sanchit — consignments arriving without a current, consignment-specific certificate face detention and demurrage until a compliant certificate is presented.