Articles of densified wood not included or specified elsewhere

Densified bamboo wood articles, not elsewhere specified

PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE

HSN 4421 91 70 (Articles of densified wood not included or specified elsewhere) is subject to a Phytosanitary Certificate requirement administered through the customs bill-of-entry process, with the certificate (document code 851000) mandated for upload in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. No sectoral Partner Government Agency licence or permit applies beyond the phytosanitary overlay, and import proceeds under standard ITC (HS) free-import conditions for this tariff line.

What this is

HSN code

4421 91 70

Chapter

44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 44

Customs documentation

Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country authority
Bill of entry declaration to CBIC

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate from the national plant-protection authority of the exporting country before shipment. Upload the certificate in e-Sanchit under document code 851000 prior to filing the bill of entry; the customs proper officer will verify the upload before granting out-of-charge.
CCR mandatory-document requirement · e-Sanchit document code 851000
2
File the bill of entry under HSN 4421 91 70 confirming the goods are articles of densified wood of bamboo not elsewhere classified. Confirm that no separate PGA NOC is outstanding; if the bill is PGA-facilitated, the proper officer must verify e-Sanchit completeness before out-of-charge is given.
CCR PGA-facilitated-bill verification requirement

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is dispatching the consignment without obtaining the Phytosanitary Certificate from the exporting country's plant-protection authority in advance. A missing or incorrectly issued certificate cannot be substituted at the Indian port after vessel arrival; the consignment will be detained pending a compliant certificate upload in e-Sanchit, accruing demurrage and ground rent for every day the out-of-charge is withheld.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 4421 91 70 require BIS certification?

No, articles of densified bamboo wood are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) policy for Chapter 44 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with a Phytosanitary Certificate as the sole mandatory clearance document at the bill-of-entry stage.

What document code must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for the Phytosanitary Certificate?

Document code 851000 must be used when uploading the Phytosanitary Certificate in e-Sanchit; the customs proper officer will verify this upload before granting out-of-charge on any PGA-facilitated bill.

Is a separate PGA NOC required for this tariff line?

No separate PGA licence, registration, or NOC is required for HSN 4421 91 70 beyond the Phytosanitary Certificate; the import proceeds under free-import conditions once the phytosanitary document is verified in e-Sanchit.

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