Cuts and offal, frozen

Frozen poultry cuts and edible offal

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0207 14 00 (Cuts and offal, frozen) 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 under S.O. 4118(E) dated 14-11-2019 issued under the Livestock Importation Act, 1898, and import is restricted to 79 designated ports with effect from 1 March 2023.

What this is

HSN code

0207 14 00

Chapter

02 · Meat and edible meat offal

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (high-risk meat and poultry 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-food regime for meat and poultry products. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the 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
2
Obtain the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and upload the Veterinary Health Certificate from the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) and the Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit. Quote the IRN of the Sanitary Import Permit on the bill of entry to obtain the AQCS NOC as required for CTIs listed in Annexure A of CBIC 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 under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Ensure the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) is also uploaded in e-Sanchit and verify label compliance under the FSSAI rectifiable-labelling regime before out-of-charge.
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-21 dated 17-06-2022 · S.O. 4118(E) dated 14-11-2019

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole clearance and overlooking the three separate AQCS document uploads — the Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), the Laboratory Report (001AQ1), and the Sanitary Import Permit IRN (911DF1) — each of which is independently verified at the bill of entry. A consignment arriving at a non-designated port or with any one of these four e-Sanchit uploads missing will be detained pending the deficiency being rectified, and poultry imports are additionally subject to the Livestock Importation Act, 1898 overlay under S.O. 4118(E), which the AQCS officer enforces separately from the FSSAI food-safety clearance.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0207 14 00 require BIS certification?

No, frozen poultry cuts and offal 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, and by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services under the Livestock Importation Act, 1898, with import restricted to 79 designated ports.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory at the bill of entry for this tariff line?

Four documents must be uploaded: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Health Certificate (6360AQ), Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1), Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), and Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), as listed under CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.

Is the foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI compulsory for poultry-product exporters, and from when?

Yes. Per CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 10 October 2022, manufacturing facilities exporting meat and poultry products to India must be registered with FSSAI; consignments from unregistered facilities are not permitted entry.

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