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Raw cashmere goat hair, uncarded and uncombed

HSN 5102 11 90 (raw cashmere goat hair, not carded or combed) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) clearance under a Veterinary Health Certificate and Certificate of Analysis requirement, and to Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) CITES certification as an animal-origin product with wildlife-trade oversight. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the applicable ITC (HS) import policy condition, and azo-dye testing under General Note 10 applies to textile-origin consignments from non-exempt countries.

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

1. 1
   Obtain a CITES Certificate (document code 626000) from the exporting country's competent authority and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed. The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau verifies this certificate at the port; absence triggers detention and potential confiscation under the Wildlife (Protection) Act.
   CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · document code 626000
2. 2
   Upload the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) and the Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit. Both documents are mandatory for the CTIs listed in Annexure A of Circular No. 24/2022-Cus and must be present before customs out-of-charge is granted.
   CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 (Annexure A, sl. no. 1 and sl. no. 2) · document codes 853AQ1 and 001AQ1
3. 3
   Confirm whether the country of origin is exempt from azo-dye testing under General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) policy. For non-exempt origins, a Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) certifying absence of prohibited azo dyes must also be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.
   General Note 10 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Public Notice 14/2023 dated 14-06-2023 · document code 6360AQ