Not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled

Fresh or chilled whole turkey or guinea fowl, not cut

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0207 51 00 (poultry meat and edible offal, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled) 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. Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Sanitary Import Permit clearance and Veterinary Health Certificate verification apply concurrently, and consignments are restricted to 79 designated food-import ports effective 1 March 2023.

What this is

HSN code

0207 51 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 the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the high-risk food regime covering 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
Upload the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by 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 AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) on the bill of entry to obtain the AQCS NOC 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 exclusively through one of the 79 designated food-import ports per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Confirm compliance with S.O. 4118(E) dated 14-11-2019 issued under the Livestock Importation Act, 1898 governing poultry imports, and with the FSSAI rectifiable-labelling regime under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · S.O. 4118(E) dated 14-11-2019 · 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 document and arriving at port without the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit IRN. The AQCS clearance is independent of the FSSAI food-safety licence and is mandatory under Circular 24/2022-Cus; a consignment presenting a current FSSAI licence but without the 911DF1 IRN quoted on the bill of entry will be detained pending AQCS NOC, accruing demurrage and ground rent while cold-chain integrity deteriorates.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0207 51 00 require BIS certification?

No, fresh or chilled poultry meat not cut in pieces falls 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, with concurrent Animal Quarantine and Certification Services clearance and the 79-designated-port restriction operative from 1 March 2023.

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

Five documents are mandatory at the bill of entry: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Health Certificate (6360AQ), Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), and Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1); the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit IRN under document code 911DF1 must also be quoted to obtain the AQCS NOC.

Does the Livestock Importation Act, 1898 impose any additional condition beyond AQCS clearance?

Yes. S.O. 4118(E) dated 14 November 2019, issued by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying under Sections 3 and 3A of the Livestock Importation Act, 1898, independently regulates the import of poultry and poultry products into India and must be satisfied in addition to FSSAI and AQCS requirements.

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