Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti and Meranti Baau
Sawn timber of Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti, Meranti Bakau
HSN 4407 25 00 (Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti and Meranti Bakau sawn timber) requires a Phytosanitary Certificate under India's plant-quarantine framework as a mandatory document at the bill-of-entry stage. The 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 (document code 851000) from the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country before shipment. Upload this certificate in e-Sanchit; customs will not grant out-of-charge until the document is verified in the system.CCR mandatory-document requirement · document code 851000 · e-Sanchit upload obligation
- 2Confirm that the bill of entry reflects the correct 8-digit CTI 4407 25 00 and that the Phytosanitary Certificate covers the specific Meranti species (Dark Red Meranti, Light Red Meranti, or Meranti Bakau) in the consignment. A species mismatch between the certificate and the goods description results in detention pending re-inspection.ITC (HS) Chapter 44 import policy · e-Sanchit document code 851000
The single most frequent error on this tariff line is presenting a Phytosanitary Certificate that names a generic timber species or a parent genus rather than the specific Meranti variety declared in the commercial invoice. Customs officers are instructed to verify the mandatory document before out-of-charge; a species-level mismatch detains the consignment and attracts demurrage and ground rent while a corrected certificate is sought from the foreign issuing authority — a process that can take weeks.