Lamb skins

Raw lamb skins, unsalted or preserved sheep skins

AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 4102 29 20 (Lamb skins) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance and veterinary health certification under the Live-stock Importation Act, 1898. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy applies a prohibition on seal skin in any form, and compulsory testing through designated laboratories is mandatory as per the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.

What this is

HSN code

4102 29 20

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

AQCS · Live-stock Importation Act, 1898 (veterinary health certification and compulsory testing)

Customs documentation

Health Certificate from AQCS
Veterinary Health Certificate from exporting country
Import NOC from AQCS

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 AQCS sanitary clearance and ensure the veterinary health certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country is uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 853AQ1 before filing the bill of entry. The health certificate (document code 6360AQ) must also be uploaded in e-Sanchit prior to out-of-charge.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 (Annexure A, Sl. No. 1) · document codes 853AQ1 and 6360AQ
2
Ensure compulsory testing through designated laboratories is completed in accordance with the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying OM dated 20-02-2025. The applicable laboratory is determined by the source animal species; non-compliance results in detention and denial of out-of-charge.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying OM dated 20-02-2025, File No. L-110110/17/2017-Trade (E-2957)
3
Confirm the consignment does not contain seal skin in any form; import of seal skin is absolutely prohibited under the ITC (HS) policy. Consignments found to contain seal skin are liable to confiscation and DGFT-policy enforcement.
DGFT Notification 59/2015-2020 dated 28-03-2018

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading only the general health certificate (6360AQ) while overlooking the separate veterinary health certificate requirement under document code 853AQ1 mandated by CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus. Both documents are independently mandatory and a bill of entry presented with only one will be held pending PGA NOC, accruing demurrage and ground rent at the port. The compulsory laboratory testing requirement under the 2025 Ministry OM is an additional post-arrival obligation and does not substitute for either pre-shipment document.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 4102 29 20 require BIS certification?

No, raw lamb skins are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services sanitary clearance under the Live-stock Importation Act, 1898, with DGFT ITC (HS) policy controls including an absolute prohibition on seal skin.

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

Yes. The health certificate under document code 6360AQ and the veterinary health certificate issued by the exporting country's competent authority under document code 853AQ1 are both mandatory uploads in e-Sanchit per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.

What happens if the consignment is found to contain seal skin?

Import of seal skin in any form is absolutely prohibited under DGFT Notification 59/2015-2020 dated 28-03-2018; a consignment found to contain seal skin is liable to confiscation and enforcement under the ITC (HS) import policy.

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