Of bamboo or with at least the top layer (wear layer) of bamboo

Assembled flooring panels of bamboo (wear layer)

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HSN 4418 73 00 (assembled flooring panels of bamboo) is subject to a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate requirement administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under India's plant-quarantine import controls. The Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

4418 73 00

Chapter

44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

Primary regulator

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

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 bamboo flooring panels and confirm compliance with India's plant-quarantine import conditions.
CCR mandatory document: Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000)
2
Upload the Phytosanitary Certificate in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 prior to filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify the upload before granting out-of-charge; consignments lacking the uploaded certificate are liable to detention.
CCR e-Sanchit mandatory document requirement · document code 851000

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is sourcing the Phytosanitary Certificate from a non-competent or delegated issuing body in the exporting country. India's plant-quarantine regime requires the certificate to originate from the national plant-protection organisation; a certificate issued by a commercial inspection agency or private laboratory — even if accepted in the exporting country — will be rejected at the Indian port of entry, triggering detention and potential re-export.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 4418 73 00 require BIS certification?

No, assembled flooring panels of bamboo are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. The operative import requirement is a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000, administered through DGFT's plant-quarantine import controls.

Is the Phytosanitary Certificate required even when the bamboo flooring has been processed or engineered?

Yes. The phytosanitary requirement attaches to the tariff classification 4418 73 00 regardless of the degree of processing, because the top wear layer is of bamboo origin and the plant-quarantine controls follow the commodity classification.

What happens if the Phytosanitary Certificate is not uploaded before out-of-charge?

The proper officer will withhold out-of-charge until document code 851000 is verified in e-Sanchit; the consignment is detained at the port, accruing demurrage and ground rent until the certificate is furnished or the goods are re-exported.

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