Sheep skins

Pickled raw sheepskins, wet-salted or acid-pickled

AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 4102 21 10 (Pickled sheepskins) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance requiring a veterinary health certificate from the exporting country before out-of-charge. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers an ITC (HS) import policy overlay, and mandatory compulsory testing through designated laboratories applies as directed by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

What this is

HSN code

4102 21 10

Chapter

41 · Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather

Primary regulator

AQCS · Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (veterinary health certificate regime)

Customs documentation

Health Certificate from AQCS
Veterinary Health Certificate from exporting country
Import clearance from DGFT

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

AQCSAQCS·Animal Quarantine and Certification Services

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

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a veterinary health certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 853AQ1 before filing the bill of entry. This document is mandatory for the CTIs listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 1) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · document code 853AQ1
2
Ensure the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) is also uploaded in e-Sanchit. Customs officers verify both documents before granting out-of-charge; consignments without the uploaded AQCS-mandated documents are detained pending NOC.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · document code 6360AQ
3
Comply with mandatory compulsory testing through designated laboratories as directed by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. Confirm the applicable laboratory assignment based on source animal prior to dispatch.
OM dated 20-02-2025 issued by Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying vide File No. L-110110/17/2017-Trade (E-2957)

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is conflating the Health Certificate (6360AQ) with the veterinary health certificate (853AQ1) and uploading only one document in e-Sanchit. Both are independently required and carry distinct document codes; a consignment missing either attracts detention at the port of entry. Note also that any shipment containing seal skin — even incidentally — is absolutely prohibited under DGFT Notification 59/2015-2020 dated 28-03-2018, with no exemption.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 4102 21 10 require BIS certification?

No, pickled raw sheepskins are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services under the veterinary health certificate regime, with ITC (HS) policy controls administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

Are both document codes 6360AQ and 853AQ1 required at the bill of entry?

Yes. The Health Certificate (6360AQ) and the veterinary health certificate from the exporting country's competent authority (853AQ1) are each independently mandatory and must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge, per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.

Is import of seal skin in any form permitted under this or adjacent tariff lines?

No. Import of seal skin in any form is prohibited under the ITC (HS) import policy per DGFT Notification 59/2015-2020 dated 28-03-2018; consignments containing seal skin are liable to confiscation.

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