Button blanks

Button blanks of wildlife-origin materials

WCCB CLEARANCE

HSN 9606 30 10 (Button blanks) is subject to Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) clearance under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) where the button blanks are derived from wildlife-origin materials. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers an ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy condition under Chapter 96 Policy Condition No. 1 as an additional overlay.

What this is

HSN code

9606 30 10

Chapter

96 · Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Primary regulator

WCCB · CITES (wildlife-origin materials); ITC (HS) Policy Condition 1, Chapter 96

Customs documentation

CITES certificate from WCCB
ITC (HS) policy compliance 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
Where button blanks are derived from CITES-listed wildlife species, obtain a CITES certificate before filing the bill of entry. Upload the CITES certificate in e-Sanchit under document code 626000 prior to customs out-of-charge.
ITC (HS) Import Policy Condition No. 1 of Chapter 96 · CITES certificate document code 626000
2
Confirm compliance with ITC (HS) Import Policy Condition No. 1 of Chapter 96 administered by DGFT. Where the consignment has not been routed through the PGA for NOC, the proper officer will verify that document code 626000 has been uploaded in e-Sanchit before granting out-of-charge.
ITC (HS) Policy Condition No. 1 of Chapter 96 · DGFT

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that button blanks made from synthetic or non-wildlife materials are automatically exempt from WCCB scrutiny at the bill of entry. CITES applicability turns on the species origin of the raw material — shell, bone, ivory, tortoiseshell — not on the finished-goods description; consignments without a CITES certificate uploaded under document code 626000 will be detained pending PGA verification regardless of the declared material composition.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 9606 30 10 require BIS certification?

No, button blanks are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau CITES clearance for wildlife-origin materials and the ITC (HS) Restricted-import Policy Condition No. 1 of Chapter 96 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade.

Is the CITES certificate upload in e-Sanchit mandatory at the bill of entry stage?

Yes. Document code 626000 must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the proper officer grants out-of-charge; bills not routed through WCCB for NOC are subject to mandatory document verification at this stage.

Do button blanks made entirely from synthetic materials require a CITES certificate?

CITES obligations attach to the species origin of the source material, not the finished-product label; importers must establish non-wildlife origin through accompanying documentation, as the absence of a CITES certificate alone does not constitute proof of synthetic composition.

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