Liver extracts, dry

Dry liver extracts for organo-therapeutic use

AQCS CLEARANCE · WCCB CLEARANCE

HSN 3001 20 20 (Liver extracts, dry) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) veterinary health certification and clearance under the applicable animal-quarantine framework, with Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) control under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 as amended and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) applying as a concurrent overlay. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the ITC (HS) import policy condition requiring compliance with wildlife-protection requirements. A drug-registration regime under CDSCO-linked documentation is also mandated at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

3001 20 20

Chapter

30 · Pharmaceutical products

Primary regulator

AQCS · Animal quarantine framework; WCCB · Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and CITES

Customs documentation

Veterinary Health Certificate from AQCS
Import Licence for drugs from CDSCO
Registration certificate from CDSCO

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

AQCSAQCS·Animal Quarantine and Certification Services

WCCBWCCB·Wildlife Crime Control Bureau

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

Compliance steps

1
Obtain and upload in e-Sanchit the veterinary health certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) and the laboratory report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) as required under Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022. Both documents must be uploaded before out-of-charge.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022, Annexure A, Sl. No. 1 and Sl. No. 2
2
Upload in e-Sanchit all mandatory drug-clearance documents before the bill of entry is given out-of-charge: Certificate of Analysis for drugs (0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (0030dc), Label of Consignment (0110dc), Registration Certificate for drugs (101dc1), Health Certificate (6360AQ), and Import Licence for drugs (9111dc).
CCR mandatory-document list · CBIC e-Sanchit document codes 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc, 101dc1, 6360AQ, 9111dc
3
Verify that the source animal species is not listed under CITES or the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, or obtain the required WCCB/CITES permit where the species is scheduled. The ITC (HS) import policy for this tariff line is subject to the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 as amended and CITES restrictions.
ITC (HS) import policy condition · Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 as amended · CITES

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the drug-documentation set as exhaustive while overlooking the independent WCCB/CITES requirement: even where all six e-Sanchit drug-licence documents are current and correctly uploaded, a consignment derived from a CITES-listed species without the corresponding WCCB permit is liable to seizure and confiscation under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 irrespective of the pharmaceutical clearance. Confirm the species source against the CITES Appendices before placing the purchase order, not at the port.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3001 20 20 require BIS certification?

No, dry liver extracts for organo-therapeutic use fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services veterinary clearance, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau control under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and CITES, and drug-registration documentation at the bill-of-entry stage.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory for this tariff line at the bill of entry?

Six drug-clearance documents must be uploaded: Certificate of Analysis (0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (0030dc), Label of Consignment (0110dc), Registration Certificate for drugs (101dc1), Health Certificate (6360AQ), and Import Licence for drugs (9111dc); plus the Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and Certificate of Analysis from the exporting country (001AQ1) per Circular 24/2022-Cus.

When does CITES permitting apply to this consignment?

CITES permitting is required where the source animal species from which the liver extract is derived appears in CITES Appendix I, II, or III; the ITC (HS) import policy for this tariff line is subject to the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 as amended and CITES, and non-compliance results in detention and potential confiscation by WCCB.

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