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Wood tar

Wood tar, a distillation product of wood carbonisation

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 3807 00 10 (Wood tar) is not covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order and carries no Partner Government Agency clearance requirement at the tariff-line level. Import follows the standard customs procedure: Importer-Exporter Code (IEC), bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Related products within Chapter 38 — including wood creosote, wood naphtha, and preparations based on rosin or resin acids — are separately classified and may carry distinct compliance depending on end-use.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.
A word of counsel

Wood tar's closest classification risk arises from misidentification as coal-tar creosote (classified under Chapter 27 as a coal-tar distillation product), which carries a different compliance profile; customs re-classification on examination triggers retrospective duty recovery and potential detention. Importers should ensure the bill of lading and technical data sheet clearly specify pyroligneous origin and the absence of coal-tar fractions. Precise product characterisation — feedstock, distillation range, phenol content — is the primary safeguard against reclassification.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 3807 00 10 require any pre-import registration?
A valid Importer-Exporter Code is required for any commercial import; no product-specific registration applies to this tariff line.
What changes if the product is a coal-tar-derived creosote rather than wood-derived tar?
Coal-tar distillation products are classified under Chapter 27, not Chapter 38, and may attract a distinct compliance and duty regime upon customs examination.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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