Heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, not assembled

Tanned furskin pieces, heads, tails and paws, unassembled

HSN 4302 20 00 (furskin heads, tails, paws and other pieces, not assembled) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) veterinary clearance and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) scrutiny under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and CITES. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy applies as a concurrent overlay, with seal skin in any form absolutely prohibited from import.

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

1. 1
   Obtain a CITES Certificate (document code 626000) confirming the species is not subject to import prohibition under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and the applicable CITES appendix. Upload the certificate in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry; consignments without CITES documentation will be detained pending WCCB verification.
   Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 · ITC (HS) policy condition, Chapter 43 · CITES
2. 2
   Upload the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) and the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry. Both documents are mandatory per AQCS requirements and must be present before customs out-of-charge.
   CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022, Annexure A, Sl. No. 1
3. 3
   Ensure compulsory testing is conducted through the designated laboratories as notified by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, with the laboratory assigned depending on the source animal species. Compliance with this mandatory testing regime must be demonstrated before out-of-charge is granted.
   OM dated 20-02-2025 issued by Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, File No. 1-110110/17/2017-Trade (E-2957)