Meat of goats

Fresh, chilled or frozen meat of goats

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0204 50 00 (Meat of goats) 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 applies concurrently, and consignments are permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports effective 1 March 2023.

What this is

HSN code

0204 50 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
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 for meat and meat products. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must 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 · FSSAI order F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI dated 18-11-2022
2
Upload the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) and the Laboratory Reports 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 to obtain the AQCS NOC; the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) must also be uploaded before out-of-charge.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
3
Route the consignment only through one of the 79 designated food-import ports notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Confirm label compliance under the FSSAI rectifiable-labelling regime before out-of-charge; defects not covered by the rectifiable-labelling provisions will prevent release.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole clearance and overlooking that the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit, Veterinary Health Certificate, and Certificate of Analysis are each independent mandatory uploads with distinct document codes — 911DF1, 853AQ1, and 001AQ1 respectively. A consignment arriving at a designated port with any one of these documents missing will be detained pending upload; the rectifiable-labelling concession under the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 does not extend to absent PGA clearances.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0204 50 00 require BIS certification?

No, meat of goats is 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 and the 79-designated-port restriction operative from 1 March 2023.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for goat meat imports?

Four document codes are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Health Certificate (6360AQ), and AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1); additionally, the Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and Laboratory Reports or Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) must be uploaded per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus.

Is foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI mandatory for goat meat?

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, and import from an unregistered facility is not permitted regardless of the validity of other clearances.

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