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Emery

Natural emery, abrasive mineral (raw or heat-treated)

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 2513 20 10 (Emery) requires a Phytosanitary Certificate uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before customs out-of-charge. No additional sectoral PGA licence applies to this tariff line; the operative clearance requirement is the phytosanitary document verified by the proper officer at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is
HSN code
2513 20 10
Chapter
25 · Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
Primary regulator
DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 25 (phytosanitary overlay)
Customs documentation
  • Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
  • e-Sanchit upload confirmation from CBIC
Compliance steps
  1. 1
    Obtain a valid Phytosanitary Certificate from the competent authority of the exporting country before shipment. The certificate must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 prior to filing the bill of entry; the proper officer will verify upload before granting out-of-charge.
    e-Sanchit document code 851000 · CCR customs verification requirement
  2. 2
    Confirm at the bill-of-entry stage that the Phytosanitary Certificate IRN generated in e-Sanchit is quoted on the entry. Failure to upload document code 851000 in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge results in consignment detention pending document regularisation.
    e-Sanchit document code 851000 · CCR customs verification requirement
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating emery as a purely mineral commodity with no phytosanitary obligation and arriving at the port without document code 851000 uploaded in e-Sanchit. Even where the consignment has not been routed through a PGA for a formal NOC, the proper officer is instructed to verify the Phytosanitary Certificate upload before out-of-charge — an absent upload halts clearance and attracts demurrage and ground rent until the document is regularised.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 2513 20 10 require BIS certification?
No, natural emery is not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. The operative clearance requirement at the bill of entry is the Phytosanitary Certificate uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000, verified by the proper officer before out-of-charge.
Who issues the Phytosanitary Certificate required for document code 851000?
The Phytosanitary Certificate is issued by the national plant-protection or competent authority of the exporting country and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before the bill of entry is processed for out-of-charge.
What happens if the Phytosanitary Certificate is not uploaded before the bill of entry is filed?
The consignment will be detained at the port and out-of-charge will be withheld until document code 851000 is uploaded and verified; detention attracts demurrage and ground rent for the period of delay.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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