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Feather dusters

Feather dusters made from bird skins, feathers or down

AQCS CLEARANCE · WCCB CLEARANCE

HSN 6701 00 10 (Feather dusters) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) oversight under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended, and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) where applicable. A CITES certificate and veterinary health certificate must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.

What this is
HSN code
6701 00 10
Chapter
67 · Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers
Primary regulator
AQCS · Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972; CITES where applicable
Customs documentation
  • CITES certificate from WCCB
  • Health certificate from AQCS
  • Veterinary health certificate from AQCS
Applicable Partner Government Agencies
AQCSAQCS·Animal Quarantine and Certification Services
WCCBWCCB·Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
Compliance steps
  1. 1
    Determine whether the bird species from which the feather dusters are derived is listed under CITES. If so, obtain the CITES certificate (document code 626000) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry; import without the CITES certificate constitutes a violation of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
    Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 · CITES · document code 626000
  2. 2
    Upload the veterinary health certificate issued by the competent authority of 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 CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.
    CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · document codes 853AQ1 and 001AQ1
  3. 3
    Ensure the general health certificate (document code 6360AQ) is also uploaded in e-Sanchit. The proper officer will verify all mandatory AQCS documents before granting out-of-charge; consignments with any missing PGA document are detained pending upload.
    CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · document code 6360AQ
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating CITES applicability as a commercial concern rather than a customs-entry precondition. Even where the exporting country does not require a CITES export permit, the importer bears the burden of establishing that the species is not CITES-listed; a consignment that arrives without the certificate — or with a certificate covering a different species description — is liable to seizure under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, and WCCB referral. Species identification in the commercial invoice must match the CITES certificate exactly.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 6701 00 10 require BIS certification?
No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers feather dusters or articles of feathers and down. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services sanitary clearance and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau oversight under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, with CITES controls applying where the species is listed.
Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory for AQCS clearance of feather dusters?
The required codes are: CITES certificate (626000), health certificate (6360AQ), veterinary health certificate (853AQ1), and laboratory report or Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), as prescribed under CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.
What happens if the feather duster consignment involves a non-CITES-listed species?
AQCS sanitary documents — the veterinary health certificate (853AQ1), Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), and health certificate (6360AQ) — remain mandatory regardless of CITES status; the importer must still demonstrate species identity and provide documentary evidence that the species falls outside the CITES schedules to avoid WCCB referral.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: AQCS / WCCB / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
Related
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