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Of oak (Quercus Spp.)

Sawn or sliced oak wood, thickness exceeding 6 mm

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HSN 4407 91 00 (Of oak, Quercus spp.) is subject to a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate requirement administered by plant-quarantine authorities under India's plant-import biosecurity regime. The certificate (document code 851000) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge is granted at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is
HSN code
4407 91 00
Chapter
44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Primary regulator
DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 44 (phytosanitary overlay)
Customs documentation
  • Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
  • e-Sanchit upload confirmation from CBIC
Compliance steps
  1. 1
    Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country before shipment. The certificate must be current and cover the specific consignment of oak sawn wood to be imported.
    CCR mandatory document requirement · document code 851000
  2. 2
    Upload the Phytosanitary Certificate in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 prior to filing the bill of entry. The customs proper officer will verify the upload before granting out-of-charge; bills not routed through the PGA for NOC are subject to officer-level document verification.
    e-Sanchit mandatory-document protocol · document code 851000
A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is presenting the Phytosanitary Certificate at the port counter rather than uploading it in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed. A belated upload — even where the certificate itself is valid — causes the bill to be flagged as PGA-facilitated without NOC, triggering officer-level review, consignment detention, and accumulating demurrage and ground rent until the document is correctly lodged in the system.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 4407 91 00 require BIS certification?
No, sawn or sliced oak wood is not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate requirement under India's plant-import biosecurity overlay, with the certificate to be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before out-of-charge.
Who issues the Phytosanitary Certificate required for this HSN?
The Phytosanitary Certificate must be issued by the competent national plant-protection authority of the exporting country; it cannot be substituted by a private inspection report or a certificate of origin.
What happens if the Phytosanitary Certificate is missing or uploaded after the bill of entry is filed?
The consignment will be detained at port pending document verification by the proper officer, exposing the importer to demurrage, ground rent, and potential re-export if the deficiency is not rectified within the permitted period.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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