Of bamboo

Continuously shaped bamboo wood (tongued, grooved, moulded)

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 4409 21 00 (continuously shaped bamboo wood) is subject to phytosanitary clearance administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the ITC (HS) import policy, with a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate required at the bill-of-entry stage. The Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

4409 21 00

Chapter

44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 44 (phytosanitary condition)

Customs documentation

Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country covering the specific consignment of shaped bamboo. The certificate must accompany the shipment and be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed.
CCR mandatory document requirement · document code 851000 · e-Sanchit upload obligation
2
At the bill of entry, confirm the Phytosanitary Certificate has been uploaded under document code 851000 in e-Sanchit. The proper officer will verify the upload before granting out-of-charge; consignments without this document on the e-Sanchit record are detained pending compliance.
CCR PGA-facilitated-bill verification requirement · document code 851000

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is assuming a general phytosanitary certificate covering a broader timber shipment satisfies the requirement for the bamboo consignment specifically. The Phytosanitary Certificate must identify the shaped bamboo (HSN 4409 21 00) as the covered commodity; a certificate referencing only raw logs or a different HS heading will be rejected at the customs examination stage, resulting in consignment detention and accumulating demurrage until a correctly issued replacement certificate is produced.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 4409 21 00 require BIS certification?

No, continuously shaped bamboo wood is not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate as the operative clearance document at the bill-of-entry stage.

What is the document code for the Phytosanitary Certificate in e-Sanchit?

The Phytosanitary Certificate must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before the proper officer can grant out-of-charge on the consignment.

Does the phytosanitary requirement apply when the bamboo has been processed into shaped profiles?

Yes. The phytosanitary clearance obligation applies to continuously shaped bamboo under HSN 4409 21 00 regardless of the degree of profiling — tongued, grooved, moulded, or otherwise — as the plant-health risk attaches to the bamboo substrate, not its dimensional form.

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