Sheets for plywoods

Veneer sheets for plywood of other wood

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 4408 39 10 (Sheets for plywoods) is subject to mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate clearance administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) as a customs-level plant-health overlay. A Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) issued by the competent authority of the exporting country must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge is granted.

What this is

HSN code

4408 39 10

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
Bill of entry declaration to CBIC

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate from the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country before the consignment is dispatched. The certificate (document code 851000) must confirm the wood material is free of regulated pests and meets India's plant-health import conditions.
CCR mandatory-document requirement · document code 851000 · e-Sanchit upload obligation
2
Upload the Phytosanitary Certificate under document code 851000 in e-Sanchit at the time of filing the bill of entry. Customs out-of-charge will not be granted until the proper officer verifies the certificate is present in the e-Sanchit system.
CCR — e-Sanchit OOC verification obligation · document code 851000

A word of counsel

The single most common failure on this tariff line is presenting the Phytosanitary Certificate as a paper original at the port counter rather than uploading it under document code 851000 in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. Where the bill is PGA-facilitated and not routed through the PGA for an NOC, the proper officer is specifically instructed to verify the e-Sanchit upload before granting out-of-charge; a missing digital upload causes consignment detention and demurrage regardless of whether a paper certificate exists.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 4408 39 10 require BIS certification?

No, veneer sheets for plywood are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the phytosanitary overlay requiring a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.

Who issues the Phytosanitary Certificate required for document code 851000?

The Phytosanitary Certificate must be issued by the national plant-protection authority of the exporting country; it cannot be self-certified by the exporter or substituted with a commercial certificate.

Does the phytosanitary requirement apply to all ports or only designated ones?

The CCR for this tariff line does not specify a port restriction; the e-Sanchit upload and proper-officer verification obligation applies at every port of import where the bill of entry is filed.

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