Section 9(1) in Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) Order, 2003
(1)No consignment of timber and wood/bamboo products shall be brought into India unless such consignment fulfils the following conditions, namely:-(i)[ No consignment of timber and wood/bamboo species other than those listed under Schedule-VI & VII shall be imported into India unless the provisions of Clause 3(7) are fulfilled. [Replaced by Notification No. S.O. 2286(E), dated 4.6.2018.](ii)The timber/wood with or without bark and bamboo shall be fumigated prior to export with Methyl bromide at 48 g/m3 for 24 hrs at 210C or above or equivalent thereof or any other treatment duly approved by the Plant Protection Adviser and the treatment shall be endorsed on the Phytosanitary Certificate issued thereof at the country of export or re-export.(iii)The timber or sawn or sized wood with or without bark prior to export shall be either fumigated as per Clause 9(2)(ii) or kiln dried at 560C for 30 minutes (core temperature of wood) or heat treated at 560C for 30 minutes (core temperature of wood) and the treatment shall be endorsed on the Phytosanitary Certificate issued thereof at the country of export or re-export.(iv)Wood/Bamboo based products such as manufactured/ finished/ handicrafts/ furniture/ joinery and articles from carpentry (windows/doors/ shutters/photo frames/ curtain rods/boxes/ thatch etc)/ conveyances (row boats, vehicle decks, trailers etc)/ garden items/house hold articles/ musical instruments/ sporting equipments/ tools/toys/flower vase/ wood fiber/ woody dry branches without bark/ cones/baskets etc/., shall be fumigated/treated prior to manufacturing/crafting/ finishing process etc., with methyl bromide at 48 g/m3 for 24 hrs at 210C or above at NAP or kiln dried or heat treated at 560C for 30 minutes (core temperature of wood) or Gamma irradiation at 25 kGray or equivalent thereof or any other treatment duly approved by the Plant Protection Adviser and the treatment shall be endorsed on the Phytosanitary Certificate issued thereof at the country of export or re-export.]
