Other, fresh or chilled

Fresh or chilled poultry meat and edible offal

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0207 54 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, with import restricted to 79 designated ports from 1 March 2023. Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Sanitary Import Permit clearance governs the livestock-origin overlay under S.O. 4118(E) dated 14-11-2019 issued under the Livestock Importation Act, 1898, and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition applies concurrently.

What this is

HSN code

0207 54 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
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 FSSAI under the mandatory high-risk-food regime before shipment. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) must all be uploaded in e-Sanchit prior to 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 Reports / Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit. Quote the IRN of the AQCS-issued Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) on the bill of entry to obtain the AQCS NOC, as required for CTIs listed in Annexure A of 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 only through one of the 79 designated food-import ports notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Verify label compliance under FSSAI's rectifiable-labelling framework before out-of-charge; unlabelled or non-compliant consignments are subject to detention at the designated port.
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-2021 dated 17-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading the FSSAI Import Licence and treating clearance as complete, while omitting the three distinct AQCS document codes — 853AQ1 (Veterinary Health Certificate), 001AQ1 (Laboratory Reports / Certificate of Analysis), and 911DF1 (Sanitary Import Permit IRN) — each of which is independently verified at the bill-of-entry stage under Circular 24/2022-Cus. A missing or mismatched IRN for the Sanitary Import Permit alone is sufficient grounds for customs to withhold out-of-charge, triggering port detention and accruing demurrage even when all FSSAI documents are in order. Poultry imports are additionally regulated under S.O. 4118(E) dated 14-11-2019 under the Livestock Importation Act, 1898, and non-compliance with that livestock-origin overlay is treated as a separate regulatory breach from the food-safety failure.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0207 54 00 require BIS certification?

No. Fresh or chilled poultry meat and edible offal is not within 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, with a concurrent Animal Quarantine and Certification Services Sanitary Import Permit and the 79-designated-port restriction operative from 1 March 2023.

Are all three AQCS document codes — 853AQ1, 001AQ1, and 911DF1 — required for every shipment?

Yes. Per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus, the Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), Laboratory Reports / Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), and the Sanitary Import Permit IRN (911DF1) are each independently mandatory for the CTIs listed in Annexure A, and customs will not issue out-of-charge unless all three are uploaded in e-Sanchit.

What additional requirement applies to poultry imports specifically under the Livestock Importation Act, 1898?

Import of poultry and poultry products is 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; compliance with this livestock-origin overlay is required in addition to FSSAI and AQCS clearances.

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