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Frozen, fresh or chilled pork cuts (other than specified)

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0203 29 00 (other frozen meat of swine) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and mandatory foreign-manufacturer registration under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Sanitary Import Permit clearance applies concurrently, and consignments are restricted to 79 designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is

HSN code

0203 29 00

Chapter

02 · Meat and edible meat offal

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (high-risk food regime)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Sanitary Import Permit from AQCS
Health Certificate from AQCS

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

AQCSAQCS·Animal Quarantine and Certification Services

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Confirm the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the high-risk food regime covering meat and meat products. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed.
CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus dated 14-11-2022 · FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
2
Obtain the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and 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. Quote the e-Sanchit IRN of the Sanitary Import Permit on the bill of entry to obtain the AQCS NOC for the listed CTIs under Annexure A of Circular 24/2022-Cus.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the 79 designated food-import ports notified from 01-03-2023. Confirm label compliance under the rectifiable-labelling regime before out-of-charge; labelling deficiencies that are non-rectifiable trigger consignment detention and potential re-export.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is uploading the FSSAI Import Licence and treating food-safety clearance as complete — without separately obtaining and quoting the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit IRN (document code 911DF1) on the bill of entry. Both clearances are independently mandatory and are verified by the proper officer before out-of-charge; a missing AQCS NOC results in consignment detention regardless of current FSSAI approval, and demurrage accrues from the date of vessel arrival.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0203 29 00 require BIS certification?

No, frozen meat of swine falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with a concurrent AQCS Sanitary Import Permit requirement and a designated-port restriction operative from 1 March 2023.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

Four documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Veterinary Health Certificate from the exporting country (853AQ1), Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), and Sanitary Import Permit IRN (911DF1) per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.

Is the foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI mandatory for pork imports?

Yes. Per CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 10 October 2022, meat and meat product facilities exporting to India must be registered with FSSAI; consignments from unregistered facilities are not permitted clearance at any of the 79 designated ports.

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