Teak
Teak wood in the rough, unprocessed logs
HSN 4403 42 00 (Teak) is subject to a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate requirement administered under India's plant-quarantine framework, with the certificate (document code 851000) verified by the proper officer at the bill-of-entry stage and uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade's ITC (HS) import policy applies as the overarching trade-policy overlay for this tariff line.
- Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
- ITC (HS) policy declaration from DGFT
- 1Obtain a valid Phytosanitary Certificate (PSC) issued by the national plant-protection authority of the exporting country before shipment. The certificate must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 prior to filing the bill of entry; the proper officer will verify the upload before granting out-of-charge.e-Sanchit document code 851000 · regulatory record CCR (mandatory PGA-facilitated-bill verification requirement)
- 2Confirm the consignment's ITC (HS) import-policy status under Chapter 44 at the time of filing. Teak logs may attract specific trade-policy conditions; the current policy position must be verified against the operative ITC (HS) schedule before placing the purchase order.ITC (HS) Import Policy, Chapter 44 · Directorate General of Foreign Trade
The most common error on this tariff line is treating the Phytosanitary Certificate as a formality obtained after shipment rather than a pre-dispatch requirement. A PSC issued after the vessel's departure date is routinely rejected at the port; the consignment is then detained pending a fresh inspection certificate, accruing demurrage and ground rent. Ensure the certificate is dated before the bill of lading date and covers the specific consignment lot number.