Posts and beams other than products of sub-headings 4418 81 to 4418 89
Wooden posts and beams for builders joinery and carpentry
HSN 4418 30 00 (Posts and beams of wood) is subject to a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate requirement administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the ITC (HS) import policy for Chapter 44. The Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge is granted at the bill-of-entry stage.
- Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
- ITC (HS) policy declaration from DGFT
- 1Obtain a valid Phytosanitary Certificate issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country for the consignment of wooden posts and beams. The certificate must accompany the consignment and be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before filing the bill of entry.CCR mandatory-document requirement · document code 851000 · e-Sanchit upload obligation
- 2Ensure the proper officer verifies that document code 851000 is uploaded and accepted in e-Sanchit prior to granting out-of-charge. Consignments on PGA-facilitated bills not routed through a PGA for NOC remain subject to this document verification at the customs station.CCR officer-verification instruction for PGA-facilitated bills · document code 851000
The most common error on this tariff line is dispatching the consignment before confirming that the Phytosanitary Certificate covers the specific species and quantity on the commercial invoice; a certificate that mismatches the consignment details is treated as absent at e-Sanchit verification, triggering detention and demurrage until a compliant document is furnished. Because wooden structural members are a designated category for phytosanitary control, there is no post-arrival rectification route — the certificate must be procured pre-shipment from the exporting country's plant-protection authority.