Of maple (Acer spp.)

Sawn or sliced maple wood, thickness exceeding 6 mm

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 4407 93 00 (Of maple, Acer spp.) is subject to mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate clearance under India's plant-quarantine import regime, with the certificate required to be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge. No additional sectoral PGA licence applies, but the phytosanitary requirement is enforced as a pre-clearance condition at every port of import.

What this is

HSN code

4407 93 00

Chapter

44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 44 (phytosanitary condition)

Customs documentation

Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
e-Sanchit upload confirmation from CBIC

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country before shipment. The certificate must accompany the consignment and be uploaded in e-Sanchit prior to filing the bill of entry.
CCR mandatory document requirement · document code 851000 · e-Sanchit upload condition
2
Ensure the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) has been successfully uploaded in e-Sanchit before seeking out-of-charge. Customs proper officers are instructed to verify this upload on PGA-facilitated bills and will withhold out-of-charge until the document is confirmed present.
CBIC e-Sanchit mandatory document verification · document code 851000

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is presenting the Phytosanitary Certificate only in physical form at the port without completing the e-Sanchit upload beforehand. Proper officers are instructed to withhold out-of-charge on bills where the document code 851000 upload is absent, regardless of whether the physical certificate is in order — resulting in port detention, accruing demurrage and ground rent while the upload is remediated.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 4407 93 00 require BIS certification?

No, sawn or sliced maple wood is not subject to any BIS Quality Control Order. The operative import requirement is a Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the exporting country's plant-protection authority, uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before customs out-of-charge.

Who issues the Phytosanitary Certificate required for document code 851000?

The certificate is issued by the nationally designated plant-protection or phytosanitary authority of the exporting country; it is not issued by any Indian authority and must be obtained prior to shipment departure.

What happens if the Phytosanitary Certificate upload is missing at the bill of entry stage?

Customs proper officers are instructed to withhold out-of-charge on PGA-facilitated bills where document code 851000 has not been uploaded in e-Sanchit, resulting in consignment detention with demurrage and ground rent accruing until the document is regularised.

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