Other, fresh or chilled

Fresh or chilled poultry meat and edible offal

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0207 44 00 (Other, fresh or chilled poultry meat and edible 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. Consignments are restricted to 79 designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

What this is

HSN code

0207 44 00

Chapter

02 · Meat and edible meat offal

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (high-risk food 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 mandatory high-risk-food regime covering meat and poultry products. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry; consignments from unregistered facilities are not permitted entry.
CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus dated 14-11-2022 · FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022
2
Upload the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) and the Laboratory Report / Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit. Quote the IRN of the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) on the bill of entry to obtain the AQCS NOC, and ensure the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) are also uploaded before out-of-charge.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Route the consignment through one of the 79 designated food-import ports in force from 01-03-2023. Poultry and poultry products are additionally regulated under S.O. 4118(E) dated 14-11-2019 issued by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying under Sections 3 and 3A of the Livestock Importation Act, 1898; non-compliance at the port-of-entry stage renders the consignment liable to detention.
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 frequent error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole clearance and failing to upload the AQCS Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and the Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) as separate, independently mandatory e-Sanchit documents. Customs proper officers are instructed to verify each document code individually before granting out-of-charge; a missing Certificate of Analysis alone is sufficient to detain the consignment, generating demurrage and cold-chain risk that cannot be remedied by the rectifiable-labelling regime.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0207 44 00 require BIS certification?

No, fresh or chilled poultry meat and edible offal fall entirely outside 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, concurrently with Animal Quarantine and Certification Services clearance and the 79-designated-port restriction operative from 1 March 2023.

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

Five document codes are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1), Health Certificate (6360AQ), Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), and Laboratory Report / Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), along with the Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.

Does the Livestock Importation Act, 1898 overlay apply separately from FSSAI and AQCS clearances?

Yes. S.O. 4118(E) dated 14-11-2019 issued by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying under Sections 3 and 3A of the Livestock Importation Act, 1898, imposes independent regulatory conditions on poultry and poultry products; FSSAI and AQCS clearances do not substitute for compliance with this order.

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