Virola, Imbuia and Balsa

Sawn or chipped wood, Virola, Imbuia and Balsa

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 4407 22 00 (Virola, Imbuia and Balsa) requires a Phytosanitary Certificate under the Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order as a mandatory condition at the bill-of-entry stage. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the overarching import policy for this tariff line as an additional customs overlay.

What this is

HSN code

4407 22 00

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
Import policy declaration from DGFT

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) from the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country, covering the specific consignment of Virola, Imbuia and Balsa wood. Upload the certificate in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before the bill of entry is filed.
CCR mandatory document requirement · document code 851000 · e-Sanchit upload condition
2
Ensure the Phytosanitary Certificate is uploaded and verified in e-Sanchit prior to customs out-of-charge. The proper officer will verify the e-Sanchit upload for PGA-facilitated bills where the consignment has not been separately routed through the PGA for NOC.
CCR instruction — e-Sanchit OOC verification requirement · document code 851000

A word of counsel

The single most common failure on this tariff line is arriving at port with a Phytosanitary Certificate that has not been uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before the bill of entry is filed. A certificate held in hard copy but absent from e-Sanchit is treated as a missing document at the out-of-charge stage, triggering detention and accumulating demurrage until the upload is completed and verified by the proper officer.

Need a regulatory steer on this product?

Speak to a regulatory counsel about your specific HSN, IS, and supplier situation.

Speak to an Expert

Frequently asked

Does HSN 4407 22 00 require BIS certification?

No, sawn or chipped wood of Virola, Imbuia and Balsa is not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. The operative mandatory requirement at the bill of entry is a Phytosanitary Certificate uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000, administered through customs under the plant-quarantine regime.

Who issues the Phytosanitary Certificate and what document code applies in e-Sanchit?

The Phytosanitary Certificate is issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before customs out-of-charge is granted.

What happens if the Phytosanitary Certificate is missing or not uploaded at the time of out-of-charge?

The proper officer will withhold out-of-charge until the certificate is uploaded and verified in e-Sanchit; the consignment remains under detention, accruing demurrage and ground rent, until the mandatory document requirement is satisfied.

Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.