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Continuously shaped coniferous wood, other profiles

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 4409 10 90 (continuously shaped coniferous wood, residual profiles) is subject to a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate requirement administered through e-Sanchit at the bill-of-entry stage, under India's plant-quarantine regime. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade administers the ITC (HS) import policy for this tariff line, and customs out-of-charge is conditional on the Phytosanitary Certificate being present in e-Sanchit before clearance.

What this is

HSN code

4409 10 90

Chapter

44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 44 (plant-quarantine overlay)

Customs documentation

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

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country before shipment. The certificate must cover the specific consignment of continuously shaped coniferous wood and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 prior to filing the bill of entry.
CCR mandatory document code 851000 · e-Sanchit upload requirement
2
Confirm the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) is visible in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry reaches the proper officer for out-of-charge. Consignments on PGA-facilitated bills that have not been routed through the PGA for NOC must have this document verified by the proper officer before out-of-charge is granted.
CCR e-Sanchit OOC verification requirement · document code 851000

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is shipping the consignment before the Phytosanitary Certificate is finalised, on the assumption that it can be uploaded retrospectively. The customs proper officer is required to verify document code 851000 in e-Sanchit before granting out-of-charge; a missing or defective certificate holds the consignment at port, accruing demurrage and ground rent until the document is regularised or the consignment is re-exported.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 4409 10 90 require BIS certification?

No, continuously shaped coniferous wood profiles are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) uploaded in e-Sanchit as the operative clearance condition.

What is document code 851000 and who issues it?

Document code 851000 is the Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the competent plant-protection or agriculture authority of the exporting country; it must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is cleared for out-of-charge.

What happens if the Phytosanitary Certificate is not uploaded before the bill of entry is assessed?

The proper officer is required to withhold out-of-charge until document code 851000 is present in e-Sanchit; the consignment remains detained at port, attracting demurrage and ground rent until the certificate is uploaded or the goods are re-exported.

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