Shaving cream and shaving gel

Shaving cream and shaving gel for retail sale

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 3401 30 12 (Shaving cream and shaving gel) is subject to cosmetics import controls under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, requiring a Registration Certificate for Cosmetics before customs out-of-charge. Certificate of Analysis, Batch Release Certificate, and Label of Consignment must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry as mandatory pre-clearance documents.

What this is

HSN code

3401 30 12

Chapter

34 · Soaps, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, waxes

Primary regulator

CDSCO · Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (cosmetics registration regime)

Customs documentation

Registration Certificate (Cosmetics) from CDSCO
Certificate of Analysis from manufacturer
Batch Release Certificate from manufacturer

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Registration Certificate for Cosmetics (document code 101DC2) from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation covering shaving cream and shaving gel prior to import. This registration must be current and uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed.
Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 · document code 101DC2
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 before customs out-of-charge. The proper officer is required to verify all four documents before granting OOC even where the bill has not been routed through the PGA for NOC.
e-Sanchit mandatory document codes 0010DC, 0030DC, 0110DC, 101DC2 per CCR

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is presenting only the Registration Certificate and omitting one or more of the three product-level documents — Certificate of Analysis, Batch Release Certificate, or Label of Consignment. All four e-Sanchit uploads are independently verified by the proper officer at out-of-charge; a missing batch-level or labelling document will result in consignment detention and demurrage even where the cosmetics registration itself is valid.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3401 30 12 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers shaving cream or shaving gel. Import of this tariff line is governed by the cosmetics registration regime under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, administered by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, with mandatory e-Sanchit document uploads at the bill of entry.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this HSN?

Four documents are mandatory: Certificate of Analysis (0010DC), Batch Release Certificate (0030DC), Label of Consignment (0110DC), and Registration Certificate for Cosmetics (101DC2), all of which must be uploaded before the proper officer grants out-of-charge.

Does the cosmetics registration requirement apply even when the bill is PGA-facilitated and not routed through the PGA for NOC?

Yes. The CCR explicitly requires the proper officer to verify all four mandatory documents in e-Sanchit before granting OOC on PGA-facilitated bills, regardless of whether the consignment was independently routed through the PGA for a no-objection certificate.

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