Chopsticks

Wooden chopsticks, tableware and kitchenware of wood

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 4419 90 20 (Chopsticks) is subject to phytosanitary controls administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) at the bill-of-entry stage, with a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate required before customs out-of-charge. No sectoral licensing regime applies beyond the phytosanitary overlay, but the certificate must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the consignment is released.

What this is

HSN code

4419 90 20

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
e-Sanchit upload confirmation from CBIC

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate (PSC) from the competent plant-protection authority of the exporting country before shipment. The certificate must cover the specific wood article being imported and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 before the bill of entry is filed.
CCR document code 851000 · e-Sanchit requirement per CBIC out-of-charge procedure
2
At the bill of entry stage, confirm that the Phytosanitary Certificate bearing document code 851000 has been successfully uploaded in e-Sanchit. The proper officer will verify this upload before granting out-of-charge; consignments without a verified PSC upload are detained pending compliance.
CCR e-Sanchit OOC 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 obtained from the exporting country's competent authority, then attempting to upload the document after arrival. A missing or post-arrival PSC upload is treated as a compliance failure at the out-of-charge stage, exposing the consignment to detention and accumulating demurrage at the port while a remedial certificate is sourced from the origin country.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 4419 90 20 require BIS certification?

No, wooden chopsticks fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import compliance for this tariff line is governed by the phytosanitary condition requiring a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.

Who issues the Phytosanitary Certificate required for import of wooden chopsticks?

The Phytosanitary Certificate must be issued by the competent plant-protection or agricultural authority of the exporting country; it is not issued by an Indian authority and must accompany the shipment documents before bill-of-entry filing.

What happens if the Phytosanitary Certificate upload in e-Sanchit is missing at the time of out-of-charge?

The proper officer will withhold out-of-charge until document code 851000 is verified in e-Sanchit, resulting in consignment detention at the port with demurrage and ground rent accumulating until the certificate is uploaded and accepted.

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