Of birch (Betula spp.), of which the smallest cross-sectional dimension is 15 cm or more
Rough wood of birch, larger cross-sectional dimensions
HSN 4403 95 00 (rough birch wood with smallest cross-sectional dimension 15 cm or more) is subject to mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate clearance administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) as the operative import-policy issuer for wood in the rough. A Phytosanitary Certificate must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge is granted.
- Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
- ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT
- 1Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate (PSC) issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country before shipment. The PSC must certify that the birch wood consignment is free from regulated pests and meets India's phytosanitary import requirements.CCR mandatory document — Phytosanitary Certificate [document code 851000]
- 2Upload the Phytosanitary Certificate in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before filing the bill of entry. The customs proper officer will verify the upload and must not grant out-of-charge until the document is confirmed in e-Sanchit.e-Sanchit mandatory document code 851000 · CCR PGA-facilitated-bill instruction
The most common error on this tariff line is dispatching the consignment before the Phytosanitary Certificate is issued and uploaded — many importers assume the document can be furnished after arrival. The customs system flags any bill of entry lacking document code 851000 in e-Sanchit, and the consignment will be detained at port pending upload; demurrage and ground rent accumulate from the day of vessel arrival, not from the date of detention order.