Not cut in pieces, frozen

Frozen whole poultry meat and edible offal, not cut

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0207 25 00 (frozen whole poultry, not cut in pieces) 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 and poultry product. Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Sanitary Import Permit clearance applies concurrently under S.O. 4118(E) dated 14-11-2019, and consignments are permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports effective 01-03-2023.

What this is

HSN code

0207 25 00

Chapter

02 · Meat and edible meat offal

Primary regulator

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

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Sanitary Import Permit from AQCS
Veterinary Health Certificate from exporting country

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 mandatory high-risk-food registration scheme for meat and poultry products. Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the 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 the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and upload the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ), 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 e-Sanchit IRN of the Sanitary Import Permit on the bill of entry to obtain the AQCS NOC.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · S.O. 4118(E) dated 14-11-2019
3
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the 79 designated food-import ports listed in the CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus Annexure, operative from 01-03-2023. Confirm rectifiable-labelling compliance under FSSAI Letter No. 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus; labelling defects eligible for rectification must be resolved before customs out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading the FSSAI Import Licence and treating the AQCS documentary chain as a single document, when in fact four separate e-Sanchit uploads are mandatory — document codes 911DF1, 6360AQ, 853AQ1, and 001AQ1 — each mapped to a distinct Annex A slot under CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus. A bill of entry with even one missing document code fails e-Sanchit verification and triggers detention at the designated port; the Sanitary Import Permit IRN must be quoted explicitly to obtain the AQCS NOC, and this step cannot be rectified post-arrival as a labelling defect.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0207 25 00 require BIS certification?

No, frozen whole poultry 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 requirement and the 79-designated-port restriction operative from 01-03-2023.

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

Four mandatory uploads are required: 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 mapped in Annex A of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.

Does the livestock-importation regime under S.O. 4118(E) apply independently of FSSAI clearance?

Yes. Import of poultry and poultry products is regulated under S.O. 4118(E) dated 14-11-2019, issued under Sections 3 and 3A of the Livestock Importation Act, 1898, and AQCS clearance under this instrument is required in addition to and independently of the FSSAI Import Licence.

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