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Buttons and fasteners of other materials (non-metal, non-plastic)

WCCB CLEARANCE

HSN 9606 29 90 (Other buttons) is subject to Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) clearance under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, where consignments contain or are derived from CITES-listed wildlife materials. The tariff line is also governed by ITC (HS) policy condition No. 1 of Chapter 96 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), and a CITES Certificate must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

9606 29 90

Chapter

96 · Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Primary regulator

WCCB · Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 (CITES controls where applicable)

Customs documentation

CITES Certificate from WCCB
ITC (HS) policy declaration from DGFT

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

WCCBWCCB·Wildlife Crime Control Bureau

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

Compliance steps

1
Determine whether the buttons or fasteners are derived from CITES-listed wildlife materials (e.g. shell, bone, horn, ivory, or exotic hide). If so, obtain a CITES Certificate and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 626000 before filing the bill of entry.
ITC (HS) policy condition No. 1 of Chapter 96 · CITES Certificate document code 626000
2
Confirm compliance with ITC (HS) policy condition No. 1 of Chapter 96 before the bill of entry is presented. The proper officer will verify that the CITES Certificate (document code 626000) has been uploaded in e-Sanchit for PGA-facilitated bills prior to granting out-of-charge.
ITC (HS) policy condition No. 1 of Chapter 96

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that buttons or fasteners made of ostensibly common materials — shell, bone, horn, or exotic leather trims — fall outside CITES controls. Material composition governs WCCB scrutiny, not product form; a button blank of hawksbill shell is as tightly controlled as the raw shell itself. Shippers must obtain a material-origin declaration from the manufacturer and match it against Appendix I, II, and III of CITES before dispatch, because a missing CITES Certificate at the bill-of-entry stage results in consignment detention with no provision for post-arrival regularisation.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 9606 29 90 require BIS certification?

No, buttons and fasteners under this residual tariff line are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau clearance under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 where CITES-listed materials are present, with the ITC (HS) policy condition No. 1 of Chapter 96 as the DGFT overlay.

Is the CITES Certificate required for all buttons under this tariff line, or only for specific materials?

The CITES Certificate (document code 626000) is triggered only where the goods are derived from CITES-listed wildlife species; buttons of wholly synthetic or base-metal composition are not subject to the WCCB overlay, though the ITC (HS) policy condition No. 1 of Chapter 96 may still apply.

What happens if the CITES Certificate is not uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is assessed?

The proper officer will withhold out-of-charge until document code 626000 is uploaded in e-Sanchit; continued non-compliance may result in consignment detention, demurrage, and referral to WCCB for enforcement under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

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