Other
Sawn or sliced wood, other species (timber, lumber)
HSN 4407 99 90 covers residual sawn or sliced wood of a thickness exceeding 6 mm not elsewhere classified, and its import is conditioned on a Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country. The certificate (document code 851000) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge is granted at the port of import.
- Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
- Bill of entry declaration to CBIC
- 1Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate from the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country before dispatch. The certificate must cover the specific timber species and quantity in the consignment and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 prior to filing the bill of entry.CCR mandatory-document requirement · document code 851000 · e-Sanchit upload condition
- 2Verify at the bill-of-entry stage that the e-Sanchit upload of the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) is complete; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until the proper officer confirms the upload. Non-compliance results in consignment detention and accumulation of demurrage and ground rent.CCR PGA-facilitated-bill verification requirement · document code 851000
The single most common failure on this tariff line is dispatching the timber consignment before the Phytosanitary Certificate is finalised, in the belief that it can be uploaded retroactively after arrival. The proper officer's out-of-charge verification is non-negotiable: a consignment that arrives at port with an incomplete or absent e-Sanchit upload of document code 851000 will be detained, and demurrage on bulk timber accumulates rapidly while the document deficiency is remedied.