Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled

Fresh or chilled lamb carcasses and half-carcasses

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0204 10 00 (Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled) 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, as a high-risk meat product. Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Sanitary Import Permit clearance, a Veterinary Health Certificate, and a Laboratory Report/Certificate of Analysis are required as concurrent overlays. Import is permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports with effect from 1 March 2023.

What this is

HSN code

0204 10 00

Chapter

02 · Meat and edible meat offal

Primary regulator

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

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Sanitary Import Permit from AQCS
Veterinary 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 that the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the high-risk meat-and-meat-products category. Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry.
CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus dated 14-11-2022 · FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022
2
Obtain from the exporting country's competent authority a Veterinary Health Certificate (document code 853AQ1) and a Laboratory Report/Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1), and upload both in e-Sanchit. Quote the e-Sanchit IRN of the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) on the bill of entry to obtain the AQCS NOC before out-of-charge.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
3
Route the consignment through one of the 79 designated food-import ports notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Verify label compliance against the FSSAI rectifiable-labelling regime; consignments with uncorrected labelling defects are detained pending rectification.
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 most frequent error on this tariff line is conflating the FSSAI Import Licence with the full set of AQCS clearances: the Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and the Laboratory Report/COA (001AQ1) are separate e-Sanchit uploads that the AQCS NOC process checks independently of the FSSAI food-safety clearance. A consignment arriving at a designated port with all FSSAI documents in order but a missing or misquoted AQCS IRN will be detained until the Sanitary Import Permit IRN is correctly linked — accruing demurrage and ground rent on perishable fresh lamb.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0204 10 00 require BIS certification?

No, fresh or chilled lamb carcasses are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with a concurrent Animal Quarantine and Certification Services Sanitary Import Permit requirement and the 79-designated-port restriction operative from 1 March 2023.

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

Five document codes are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Health Certificate (6360AQ), Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1), Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), and Laboratory Report/Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.

Is foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI mandatory for lamb imports?

Yes. Per CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 10 October 2022, the overseas facility producing meat and meat products for export to India must be registered with FSSAI before import is permitted; consignments from unregistered facilities are not eligible for out-of-charge.

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