Of beech (Fagus spp.), other
Rough wood logs of beech (Fagus spp.)
HSN 4403 94 00 (Of beech, Fagus spp.) is subject to mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate clearance under India's plant-quarantine import regime, with the certificate required to be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the overarching ITC (HS) import policy for wood in the rough.
- Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
- ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT
- 1Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate (PSC) issued by the national plant-protection authority of the exporting country covering the beech wood consignment. Upload the PSC in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before filing the bill of entry; the proper officer will verify the upload before granting out-of-charge.e-Sanchit document code 851000 · CCR mandatory-document requirement for HSN 4403 94 00
- 2Confirm the consignment complies with the applicable ITC (HS) import policy condition for Chapter 44 administered by DGFT before shipment. Any Restricted or conditional policy status must be resolved prior to the bill of entry to avoid detention at the port of import.ITC (HS) Import Policy, Chapter 44 · DGFT
The most common error on this tariff line is dispatching the consignment before the Phytosanitary Certificate is procured from the exporting-country authority, then attempting to substitute or upload a back-dated certificate at the Indian port. Customs proper officers are instructed to verify the PSC upload in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 as a pre-condition to out-of-charge; a missing or defective PSC results in consignment detention, accruing demurrage and ground rent, with no provision for post-arrival rectification of a phytosanitary deficiency.