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Sheets for plywoods

Wood veneer sheets for plywood, thickness not exceeding 6 mm

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HSN 4408 90 10 (Sheets for plywoods) is subject to a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate requirement administered by customs at the bill-of-entry stage, with the certificate required to be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. No sectoral Partner Government Agency licence applies, but the phytosanitary overlay is enforced as a standalone customs compliance condition.

What this is
HSN code
4408 90 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. 1
    Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country before shipment. Upload the certificate in e-Sanchit; the proper officer will verify its presence before granting out-of-charge.
    CBIC customs compliance requirement · document code 851000 · e-Sanchit upload condition
A word of counsel

The single most common failure on this tariff line is dispatching the consignment before the exporting-country authority issues the Phytosanitary Certificate, on the assumption that a certificate can be furnished retrospectively. Customs will not grant out-of-charge until document code 851000 is uploaded in e-Sanchit; a missing or post-dated certificate results in consignment detention and accruing demurrage and ground rent until the document position is regularised.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 4408 90 10 require BIS certification?
No, wood veneer sheets for plywood are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. The operative compliance requirement is the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.
Who issues the Phytosanitary Certificate and when must it be uploaded?
The certificate is issued by the competent plant-protection or national plant-protection organisation of the exporting country and must be uploaded under document code 851000 in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is processed for out-of-charge.
What happens if the Phytosanitary Certificate is missing at the time of customs examination?
The proper officer will withhold out-of-charge until the certificate is uploaded in e-Sanchit; the consignment remains in customs custody, attracting detention, demurrage, and ground-rent charges for the duration of the delay.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
Related
ChapterChapter 44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoalIndustryWood & Furniture industryHSNSHEETS FOR VENEERING (INCLUDING THOSE OBTAINED BY SLICING LAMINATED WOOD), FOR PLYWOOD OR FOR SIMILAR LAMINATED WOOD AND OTHER WOOD, SAWN LENGTHWISE, SLICED OR PEELED, WHETHER OR NOT PLANED, SANDED, SPLICED OR END-JOINTED, OF A THICKNESS NOT EXCEEDING 6 MM