Other cuts with bone in

Fresh, chilled or frozen sheep and goat cuts with bone

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0204 22 00 (Other cuts with bone in) 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 Certificate of Analysis apply as concurrent animal-quarantine overlays. Import is permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports, effective 1 March 2023.

What this is

HSN code

0204 22 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 the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with FSSAI under the high-risk-food regime before shipment. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit prior to filing the bill of entry; out-of-charge will not be granted without these uploads.
CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus dated 14-11-2022 · FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
2
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 AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) on the bill of entry; this IRN is mandatory to obtain the AQCS NOC for CTIs listed in 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 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No. Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
3
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the 79 designated food-import ports listed in the CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus Annexure. Ensure labelling compliance with the FSSAI rectifiable-labelling regime; consignments routed through an undesignated port are liable to detention and re-export under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as sufficient clearance and overlooking the three independent AQCS document requirements — Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), and Sanitary Import Permit IRN (911DF1) — each of which maps to a separate Annexure A slot in Circular 24/2022-Cus. A consignment that arrives with all FSSAI documents in order but without the 911DF1 IRN quoted on the bill of entry will be detained at the designated port pending AQCS NOC, accruing demurrage and ground rent that the rectifiable-labelling carve-out does not relieve.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0204 22 00 require BIS certification?

No, bone-in cuts of sheep and goat meat 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 clearance and the 79-designated-port restriction operative from 1 March 2023.

Are all three AQCS document codes — 853AQ1, 001AQ1, and 911DF1 — mandatory for every shipment?

Yes. Per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023, the Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), Laboratory Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), and the Sanitary Import Permit IRN (911DF1) must each be uploaded in e-Sanchit independently before out-of-charge is granted.

Does the FSSAI rectifiable-labelling carve-out apply if labelling defects are found at the port?

The rectifiable-labelling regime under FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus covers specified label deficiencies only; it does not extend to missing PGA clearances such as an absent AQCS NOC or an unregistered foreign manufacturer, which remain grounds for detention or re-export.

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