Non-coniferous
Non-coniferous wood in the rough, unprocessed
HSN 4403 12 00 (Non-coniferous wood in the rough) is subject to phytosanitary clearance under the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, with a Phyto Sanitary Certificate mandatory at the bill-of-entry stage. No additional sectoral PGA licence applies; the phytosanitary requirement is the binding clearance condition enforced by customs at out-of-charge.
- Phyto Sanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
- ITC (HS) policy declaration from DGFT
- 1Obtain a Phyto Sanitary Certificate (PSC) issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country before shipment. The PSC must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 prior to filing the bill of entry; customs will not grant out-of-charge without it.e-Sanchit document code 851000 · CCR mandatory-document requirement for HSN 4403 12 00
- 2Verify that the ITC (HS) import policy for Chapter 44 does not impose an additional restricted-import condition for the specific species or country of origin at the time of import. Confirm the PSC is current and covers the exact consignment description before vessel departure.ITC (HS) Schedule I, Chapter 44 import policy
The single most common error on this tariff line is treating the Phyto Sanitary Certificate as a post-arrival formality rather than a pre-shipment requirement. Customs will detain the consignment and deny out-of-charge if document code 851000 is absent from e-Sanchit at the time the bill of entry is assessed; demurrage and ground rent accumulate from the date of detention, and the PSC cannot be substituted by a post-arrival phytosanitary inspection for wood in the rough.