Poles, pilings and posts

Pine wood poles, pilings and posts in the rough

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 4403 21 20 (Poles, pilings and posts of pine) is subject to a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate requirement administered through India's plant-quarantine framework, with the certificate uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before customs out-of-charge. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) import policy applies as the governing trade-policy overlay for this tariff line.

What this is

HSN code

4403 21 20

Chapter

44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 44

Customs documentation

Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate (PSC) from the national plant-protection authority of the exporting country covering the consignment of pine poles, pilings and posts. Upload the PSC in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before filing the bill of entry.
CCR mandatory document code 851000 · e-Sanchit upload requirement per CBIC PGA-facilitated bill procedure
2
Confirm the Phytosanitary Certificate is present in e-Sanchit and linked to the bill of entry before out-of-charge is sought. The proper officer is required to verify document code 851000 is uploaded and valid before granting out-of-charge on PGA-facilitated bills.
CCR PGA-facilitated bill verification requirement · document code 851000

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is presenting the Phytosanitary Certificate as a paper document at the examination shed rather than uploading it in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before the bill of entry is filed. A proper officer cannot grant out-of-charge until the document code is verified in the system; arriving without the pre-loaded PSC causes consignment detention and accumulating demurrage and ground rent while the upload is remediated.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 4403 21 20 require BIS certification?

No, pine wood poles, pilings and posts in the rough are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate requirement under India's plant-quarantine framework, with document code 851000 to be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.

Who issues the Phytosanitary Certificate and what must it cover?

The Phytosanitary Certificate is issued by the national plant-protection authority of the exporting country and must cover the specific consignment of pine poles, pilings and posts; it must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before the bill of entry is processed.

What happens if the Phytosanitary Certificate is missing or not uploaded at the time of out-of-charge?

The proper officer is required to withhold out-of-charge until document code 851000 is verified in e-Sanchit, resulting in consignment detention at the port and exposure to demurrage and ground rent until the PSC is duly uploaded.

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