Saw logs and veneer logs

Pine wood in the rough, saw logs and veneer logs

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 4403 22 10 (Saw logs and veneer logs of pine) requires a Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country as the binding clearance requirement at the Indian border. The certificate, covering pest and disease freedom for raw wood in the rough, must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before customs out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

4403 22 10

Chapter

44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 44 (phytosanitary condition)

Customs documentation

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

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate from the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country, confirming that the pine saw logs and veneer logs are free from notified pests and diseases. Upload the certificate in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before filing the bill of entry.
CCR mandatory document: Phytosanitary Certificate [851000] · e-Sanchit pre-OOC requirement
2
At the bill-of-entry stage, confirm that the Phytosanitary Certificate has been uploaded and the e-Sanchit IRN is quoted. The proper officer will verify the 851000 document upload before granting out-of-charge; consignments without a valid uploaded certificate are detained at port.
CCR PGA-facilitated-bill verification instruction · e-Sanchit document code 851000

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is dispatching the vessel before the exporting country's plant-protection authority has issued — and the Indian importer has received — a complete, pest-specific Phytosanitary Certificate. A certificate issued after the vessel sails cannot be uploaded in e-Sanchit in the form required, and the consignment will be detained at the designated port of entry pending regularisation; demurrage and ground rent accumulate from the date of arrival.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 4403 22 10 require BIS certification?

No. Wood in the rough, including pine saw logs and veneer logs, is not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. The operative clearance requirement is a Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country, uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before customs out-of-charge.

What is document code 851000 and when must it be uploaded?

Document code 851000 is the Phytosanitary Certificate reference in e-Sanchit; it must be uploaded before the bill of entry is granted out-of-charge, and the proper officer is instructed to verify its presence prior to releasing the consignment.

Does the Phytosanitary Certificate requirement apply if the logs are debarked or roughly squared before shipment?

Yes. HSN 4403 22 10 covers wood in the rough whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, so surface preparation does not remove the consignment from this tariff line or from the phytosanitary clearance requirement.

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