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Of oak (Quercus Spp.)

Wood in the rough, oak (Quercus spp.)

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 4403 91 00 (Wood in the rough, of oak) is subject to a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate requirement administered at the bill-of-entry stage under India's plant-quarantine regime. The certificate must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before customs out-of-charge is granted.

What this is
HSN code
4403 91 00
Chapter
44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Primary regulator
DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 44 (phytosanitary clearance required)
Customs documentation
  • Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
  • e-Sanchit upload confirmation from CBIC
Compliance steps
  1. 1
    Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate (PSC) from the national plant-protection authority of the exporting country before shipment. The PSC must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until the upload is verified by the proper officer.
    CCR document code 851000 · e-Sanchit mandatory-document verification requirement
  2. 2
    Ensure the bill of entry references the e-Sanchit IRN corresponding to the Phytosanitary Certificate. Where the consignment has not been routed through the PGA for an NOC, the proper officer is instructed to verify the 851000 document upload independently before releasing the consignment.
    CCR PGA-facilitated-bill verification instruction · document code 851000
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is shipping the consignment before the Phytosanitary Certificate is in hand and uploaded, on the assumption that the document can be produced retrospectively at port. The proper officer's instruction is to withhold out-of-charge until document code 851000 appears in e-Sanchit; a missing or defective PSC results in consignment detention, accumulating demurrage and ground rent, with no rectification pathway equivalent to FSSAI's labelling-correction regime.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 4403 91 00 require BIS certification?
No, rough wood of oak is not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. The operative clearance requirement is a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.
Who issues the Phytosanitary Certificate and what document code must be used in e-Sanchit?
The Phytosanitary Certificate is issued by the national plant-protection organisation of the exporting country and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 at the bill-of-entry stage.
What happens if the Phytosanitary Certificate is not uploaded before the bill of entry is filed?
The proper officer is instructed to withhold out-of-charge until document code 851000 is verified in e-Sanchit, leaving the consignment detained at port and liable to demurrage and ground rent charges until the document is produced.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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