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Toilet soap and medicated soap bars, cakes, other forms

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 3401 11 90 covers other toilet-use soaps (including medicated products) and is subject to cosmetics and drug-registration requirements under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, administered by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). At the bill of entry, customs officers verify that Certificate of Analysis, Batch Release Certificate, consignment label, and Registration Certificate for Cosmetics have been uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted.

What this is
HSN code
3401 11 90
Chapter
34 · Soaps, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, waxes
Primary regulator
CDSCO · Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (cosmetics and medicated soap registration)
Customs documentation
  • Registration Certificate (Cosmetics) from CDSCO
  • Certificate of Analysis from manufacturer
  • Batch Release Certificate from manufacturer
Compliance steps
  1. 1
    Obtain a valid Registration Certificate for Cosmetics (document code 101DC2) from CDSCO covering the imported toilet soap or medicated soap product. Upload this certificate in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry; the proper officer will verify its presence prior to granting out-of-charge.
    Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 · e-Sanchit document code 101DC2
  2. 2
    Upload the Certificate of Analysis (document code 0010DC), Batch Release Certificate (document code 0030DC), and Label of Consignment (document code 0110DC) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage. All four mandated documents must be present; absence of any single document will prevent out-of-charge.
    e-Sanchit document codes 0010DC, 0030DC, 0110DC · CCR mandatory-document checklist
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading the cosmetics Registration Certificate while omitting one of the three ancillary documents — Certificate of Analysis, Batch Release Certificate, or Label of Consignment — on the assumption that the registration alone satisfies the clearance check. Customs systems flag the bill for PGA review when any of the four mandated e-Sanchit codes is missing, triggering detention and demurrage even when the product itself is fully compliant.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 3401 11 90 require BIS certification?
No, toilet soaps and medicated soaps under this tariff line are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import compliance is governed by the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, administered by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, with mandatory document uploads in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry.
Which four documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this HSN?
The Certificate of Analysis — Drug (0010DC), Batch Release Certificate (0030DC), Label of Consignment (0110DC), and Registration Certificate for Cosmetics (101DC2) must all be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the proper officer will grant out-of-charge.
Does the medicated-soap category attract additional drug-specific requirements beyond the cosmetics registration?
The CCR mandates the same four-document set for both plain toilet soaps and medicated products under this residual subheading; however, medicated soaps may fall within the drug schedule of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, which could require additional CDSCO scrutiny beyond the cosmetics-registration pathway.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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