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Shell or nut charcoal, other agglomerated or non-agglomerated forms
HSN 4402 20 90 (shell or nut charcoal, other) is subject to mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate clearance administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the ITC (HS) import policy for Chapter 44. The Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge at the bill-of-entry stage.
- Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
- ITC (HS) policy declaration from DGFT
- 1Obtain a valid Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country before shipment. The certificate must cover the specific shell or nut charcoal consignment and be uploaded in e-Sanchit prior to filing the bill of entry.CCR mandatory document requirement · e-Sanchit document code 851000
- 2At the bill of entry, verify that the Phytosanitary Certificate has been successfully uploaded in e-Sanchit under code 851000. Customs out-of-charge will not be granted until the document is confirmed present in the e-Sanchit system, even where the consignment is not routed through a PGA for a separate NOC.e-Sanchit upload requirement · document code 851000
The most frequent error on this tariff line is assuming that shell or nut charcoal, being a processed product, falls outside the phytosanitary documentation regime. The Phytosanitary Certificate requirement applies regardless of the degree of processing, and a consignment arriving without document code 851000 uploaded in e-Sanchit will be detained at port pending compliance, accruing demurrage and ground rent until the deficiency is remedied.