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Of beech (Fagus Spp.)

Sawn or peeled beech wood, thickness exceeding 6 mm

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HSN 4407 92 00 (Sawn or peeled beech wood) requires a Phytosanitary Certificate as a mandatory plant-quarantine document at the bill of entry, verified by customs before out-of-charge is granted. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade administers the applicable ITC (HS) import policy for Chapter 44 wood products, and the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit prior to clearance.

What this is
HSN code
4407 92 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
  • ITC (HS) policy declaration from DGFT
Compliance steps
  1. 1
    Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country for the beech wood consignment. Upload the certificate in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before filing the bill of entry; customs will not grant out-of-charge until this document is verified.
    CCR mandatory document requirement · document code 851000 · e-Sanchit upload obligation
  2. 2
    Confirm that the consignment is classified correctly under CTI 4407 92 00, covering sawn or chipped, sliced or peeled beech (Fagus spp.) wood of thickness exceeding 6 mm, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed. Misclassification to an adjacent heading attracts re-assessment and potential detention under the Customs Act, 1962.
    ITC (HS) 2022, Chapter 44, CTI 4407 92 00
A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is arriving at the port of import without the Phytosanitary Certificate pre-uploaded in e-Sanchit, treating it as a document that can be furnished after vessel arrival. Customs out-of-charge is withheld until the document code 851000 upload is verified; the resulting detention accrues demurrage and ground rent that cannot be recovered, and a post-arrival upload does not retroactively cure the non-compliance at the time of bill of entry filing.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 4407 92 00 require BIS certification?
No, sawn or peeled beech wood is not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. The operative mandatory requirement is the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge, under the ITC (HS) import policy for Chapter 44.
What is document code 851000 and who issues it?
Document code 851000 is the Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the competent national plant-protection organisation of the exporting country; it certifies that the wood consignment meets India's plant-quarantine requirements and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is cleared.
Does the Phytosanitary Certificate requirement apply even when the beech wood is planed or sanded?
Yes. CTI 4407 92 00 expressly covers beech wood whether or not planed, sanded, or end-jointed, and the Phytosanitary Certificate obligation applies to all variants within this tariff line without exemption for secondary processing.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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ChapterChapter 44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoalIndustryWood & Furniture industryHSNWOOD SAWN OR CHIPPED LENGTHWISE, SLICED OR PEELED, WHETHER OR NOT PLANED, SANDED OR ENDJOINTED, OF A THICKNESS EXCEEDING 6 MM