Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Sawn or chipped Douglas fir timber (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
HSN 4407 19 10 (Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii) is subject to plant-quarantine 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.
- Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
- ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT
- 1Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the national plant-protection authority of the exporting country before dispatch. The certificate must cover the specific consignment of Douglas fir sawn timber and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 prior to filing the bill of entry.CCR mandatory document requirement · document code 851000 · e-Sanchit upload obligation
- 2At the bill of entry, confirm the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) is live in e-Sanchit before requesting out-of-charge. The proper officer is required to verify this upload on PGA-facilitated bills and will withhold out-of-charge until the document is confirmed.CCR OOC verification instruction · document code 851000
The most common error on this tariff line is dispatching the consignment before the exporting country's plant-protection authority has finalised and issued the Phytosanitary Certificate, leaving the importer unable to upload document code 851000 in e-Sanchit in time. A missing or incomplete Phytosanitary Certificate at the bill-of-entry stage results in customs detention, accruing demurrage and ground rent, with no workaround short of producing the original certificate from the country of export.