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I beams

Engineered wood I beams for builders joinery and carpentry

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 4418 83 00 (I beams of wood) is subject to a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate requirement administered at the bill-of-entry stage under India's plant-quarantine regime. The certificate must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before customs out-of-charge is granted. No additional sectoral PGA licence applies to this tariff line beyond the phytosanitary clearance.

What this is
HSN code
4418 83 00
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
  • e-Sanchit upload confirmation from CBIC
Compliance steps
  1. 1
    Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate (PSC) issued by the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country covering the consignment of wood I beams. The certificate must be consignment-specific and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before the bill of entry is filed.
    CCR mandatory document requirement · document code 851000 · e-Sanchit upload protocol
  2. 2
    At the bill-of-entry stage, verify that the Phytosanitary Certificate has been uploaded in e-Sanchit and the IRN is quoted on the bill of entry. The proper officer will confirm upload of document code 851000 before granting out-of-charge; consignments without this upload are detained pending regularisation.
    CCR PGA-facilitated-bill protocol · document code 851000
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is dispatching the consignment before the Phytosanitary Certificate is in hand, on the assumption that a wood-product shipment can be cleared with a post-arrival certificate. Customs protocol requires document code 851000 to be uploaded in e-Sanchit prior to out-of-charge; a missing or defective PSC triggers detention and demurrage while the exporting-country authority issues a replacement, which may take weeks across time zones.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 4418 83 00 require BIS certification?
No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers engineered wood I beams under this tariff line. The operative clearance requirement is a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.
What document code is used for the Phytosanitary Certificate in e-Sanchit?
Document code 851000 is the prescribed code for Phytosanitary Certificates in e-Sanchit; the proper officer verifies this upload before granting out-of-charge on PGA-facilitated bills.
Does the phytosanitary requirement apply even when the wood I beams are processed or engineered products?
Yes. The CCR requirement attaches to the tariff line 4418 83 00 as filed, regardless of the degree of processing; engineered or laminated wood I beams remain subject to the Phytosanitary Certificate upload under document code 851000.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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