Veneer sheets, for match boxes and match splints
Meranti veneer sheets for match boxes and match splints
HSN 4408 31 30 (Veneer sheets for match boxes and match splints, of Dark red meranti, Light red meranti, or Meranti bakau) is subject to a Phytosanitary Certificate requirement administered at the border by customs officers under India's plant-quarantine framework. The Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted at the bill of entry.
- Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
- e-Sanchit upload confirmation from CBIC
- 1Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) from the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country before shipment. The certificate must cover the specific consignment of meranti veneer sheets and confirm compliance with India's phytosanitary import conditions.CCR mandatory-document requirement · document code 851000 · e-Sanchit upload condition
- 2Upload the Phytosanitary Certificate in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify the upload and will not grant out-of-charge until the certificate is confirmed in the system.CCR e-Sanchit out-of-charge condition · document code 851000
The single most common failure on this tariff line is arriving at port with the Phytosanitary Certificate in paper form only, without the e-Sanchit upload completed in advance. Even where the certificate is genuine and current, the consignment will be detained and demurrage will accrue until document code 851000 is uploaded and verified in e-Sanchit — the proper officer has no discretion to grant out-of-charge without confirming the system record.