Cuts and offal, frozen

Frozen poultry cuts and edible offal

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0207 27 00 (Frozen poultry cuts and offal) 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, alongside Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Sanitary Import Permit clearance under S.O. 4118(E) dated 14-11-2019 issued under the Livestock Importation Act, 1898. Import is permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports with effect from 1 March 2023, and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) General Note 4(D) entry-point compliance applies as a policy overlay.

What this is

HSN code

0207 27 00

Chapter

02 · Meat and edible meat offal

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (high-risk food, 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 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. 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 AQCS clearance by uploading the Veterinary Health Certificate from the exporting country (document code 853AQ1), the Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1), and the AQCS-issued Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) 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 · 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. Confirm compliance with S.O. 4118(E) dated 14-11-2019 governing poultry and poultry-product imports under Section 3 and 3A of the Livestock Importation Act, 1898, and with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 on food-import entry points.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · S.O. 4118(E) dated 14-11-2019 · General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022

A word of counsel

The most pervasive error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole clearance and presenting at a non-designated port. Frozen poultry cuts are a high-risk animal product carrying a concurrent AQCS regime — three separate AQCS documents (Veterinary Health Certificate 853AQ1, Laboratory Report 001AQ1, and Sanitary Import Permit 911DF1) must each be uploaded independently in e-Sanchit; a missing IRN for any one of them prevents issuance of the AQCS NOC and results in consignment detention, demurrage, and potential re-export even where the FSSAI licence is current.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0207 27 00 require BIS certification?

No, frozen poultry cuts and offal fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. 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 S.O. 4118(E) and the Livestock Importation Act, 1898.

Which ports are permitted for import of frozen poultry cuts under this tariff line?

Import is restricted to the 79 designated food-import ports listed in the Annexure to CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023, operative from 1 March 2023; consignments arriving at any unlisted port are liable to detention and re-export.

Is foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI mandatory for all exporters of poultry cuts to India?

Yes. Per CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022, the overseas manufacturing facility must be registered with FSSAI before any shipment of meat and poultry products is permitted entry; goods from unregistered facilities are refused out-of-charge.

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