Wood briquettes

Wood briquettes, agglomerated wood waste and scrap

WCCB CLEARANCE

HSN 4401 32 00 (Wood briquettes) is subject to Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) oversight under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), with a mandatory CITES certificate required at the bill of entry. The ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) applies as a concurrent overlay, and all species of sandalwood are expressly excluded from this tariff line under Chapter 44.

What this is

HSN code

4401 32 00

Chapter

44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

Primary regulator

WCCB · CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)

Customs documentation

CITES certificate from WCCB
Phytosanitary Certificate from exporter
ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

WCCBWCCB·Wildlife Crime Control Bureau

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

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a valid CITES certificate (document code 626000) for the wood species being imported and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify this document before granting out-of-charge; consignments lacking the CITES certificate are liable to detention.
CITES certificate · document code 626000 · e-Sanchit requirement per CCR
2
Upload the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry. This document is mandatory alongside the CITES certificate for out-of-charge clearance.
Phytosanitary Certificate · document code 851000 · e-Sanchit requirement per CCR

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is presenting wood briquettes without verifying whether the source species is CITES-listed — importers frequently treat wood waste or agglomerated scrap as species-agnostic and overlook the CITES obligation entirely. Additionally, any consignment containing or described as sandalwood in any form is excluded from CTH 4401 per the ITC (HS) policy and must not be filed under this code; mis-declaration invites confiscation and DGFT-policy enforcement independent of the CITES contravention.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 4401 32 00 require BIS certification?

No, wood briquettes fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau under CITES, with a mandatory CITES certificate and Phytosanitary Certificate required at the bill of entry.

Are both the CITES certificate and the Phytosanitary Certificate mandatory, or only one?

Both are mandatory and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document codes 626000 and 851000 respectively before out-of-charge; the proper officer verifies both documents before releasing the consignment.

Can sandalwood briquettes be imported under HSN 4401 32 00?

No. All species of sandalwood are expressly excluded from CTH 4401 under the ITC (HS) import policy; classifying sandalwood under this tariff line constitutes a mis-declaration and attracts confiscation and DGFT-policy enforcement.

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