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Liquid or cream skin-washing preparations for retail sale

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HSN 3401 30 19 covers organic surface-active preparations for washing the skin, in liquid or cream form, put up for retail sale — a product category regulated as a cosmetic 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 a Registration Certificate for Cosmetics and supporting batch documentation have been uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted.

What this is

HSN code

3401 30 19

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
Batch Release Certificate from manufacturer
Certificate of Analysis from manufacturer

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a valid Registration Certificate for the cosmetic product from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation before shipment. Upload the Registration Certificate (document code 101DC2) in e-Sanchit; the consignment will not receive customs out-of-charge without this document.
Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 · document code 101DC2 · CCR e-Sanchit verification requirement
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. The proper officer is required to verify all four documents before granting out-of-charge.
Document codes 0010DC, 0030DC, 0110DC · CCR e-Sanchit verification requirement

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is submitting the Registration Certificate alone and treating the batch-level documents as secondary. All four e-Sanchit uploads — Registration Certificate (101DC2), Certificate of Analysis (0010DC), Batch Release Certificate (0030DC), and Label of Consignment (0110DC) — are independently mandatory; a missing batch document triggers detention at the port of import, and the consignment remains on hold until every code is uploaded and verified by the proper officer.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3401 30 19 require BIS certification?

No. Liquid and cream skin-washing preparations for retail sale are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 administered by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, which requires a Registration Certificate for Cosmetics and supporting batch documentation.

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

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

Does the cosmetics registration requirement apply to every shipment or only to the first import?

The Registration Certificate (101DC2) must be current and valid at the time of each bill of entry; batch-specific documents — the Certificate of Analysis and Batch Release Certificate — are required afresh for every consignment regardless of prior shipments.

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