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Wooden sticks, roughly trimmed but not turned, bent or otherwise worked, suitable for the manufacture of walking sticks, tool handles, split poles, piles, pickets, stakes and the like

Non-coniferous wooden sticks, roughly trimmed for manufacture

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 4404 20 10 (Wooden sticks, roughly trimmed) is subject to phytosanitary clearance administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the ITC (HS) import policy, with a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate required at the bill-of-entry stage. The consignment cannot receive customs out-of-charge until the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) is uploaded in e-Sanchit.

What this is
HSN code
4404 20 10
Chapter
44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Primary regulator
DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 44
Customs documentation
  • Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
  • ITC (HS) policy declaration from DGFT
Compliance steps
  1. 1
    Obtain a valid Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country, covering the specific consignment of wooden sticks. Upload the certificate in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry.
    CCR mandatory document requirement · document code 851000 · e-Sanchit upload protocol
  2. 2
    Confirm compliance with the applicable ITC (HS) Chapter 44 import policy conditions before clearance. The customs proper officer will verify that the Phytosanitary Certificate has been uploaded in e-Sanchit prior to granting out-of-charge.
    ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 44 · e-Sanchit out-of-charge verification protocol
A word of counsel

The single most common failure on this tariff line is tendering a Phytosanitary Certificate that covers the originating consignment broadly but does not specifically identify the wooden-stick commodity and its volume. Customs proper officers are instructed to withhold out-of-charge where the uploaded document does not clearly correspond to the bill-of-entry line item; detention and demurrage accumulate until a corrected or supplementary certificate is uploaded in e-Sanchit.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 4404 20 10 require BIS certification?
No, non-coniferous wooden sticks under this tariff line are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) as the operative clearance requirement.
Who issues the Phytosanitary Certificate and must it be uploaded before or after the bill of entry?
The Phytosanitary Certificate is issued by the competent plant-protection or national plant-protection authority of the exporting country, and it must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry receives customs out-of-charge.
What happens if the Phytosanitary Certificate is missing or not uploaded at the time of clearance?
The customs proper officer will withhold out-of-charge and the consignment remains detained at the port, accruing demurrage and ground rent, until the mandatory document code 851000 is correctly uploaded in e-Sanchit.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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