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Salted, dried or smoked meat and edible meat offal (other)

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0210 19 00 (other salted, dried or smoked meat and edible meat 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. Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Sanitary Import Permit clearance applies concurrently, and consignments are restricted to 79 designated food-import ports under ITC (HS) Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 2.

What this is

HSN code

0210 19 00

Chapter

02 · Meat and edible meat offal

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (high-risk meat products 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 before shipment. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry before out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus dated 14-11-2022 · FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
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. Also 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.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022, Annexure A (SL. Nos. 1, 2, 3) · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the 79 designated food-import ports notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Confirm rectifiable-labelling compliance under FSSAI Letter No. 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 before filing the bill of entry.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · ITC (HS) Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 2

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 Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), the Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), and the Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1) are independent AQCS requirements that customs verifies separately; a consignment carrying a valid FSSAI licence but missing any one of these AQCS document codes in e-Sanchit will be detained at the designated port, attracting demurrage and ground rent until all codes are uploaded and the NOC is issued.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0210 19 00 require BIS certification?

No, salted, dried or smoked meat and edible meat offal 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 clearance and the 79-designated-port restriction effective from 1 March 2023.

Which document codes are mandatory in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

Five document codes apply: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Health Certificate (6360AQ), Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), and Laboratory Report/Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1); the Sanitary Import Permit IRN (911DF1) must also be quoted on the bill of entry per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus.

Is the import of this HSN free or restricted?

Import is Free in tariff-policy terms but is subject to Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 2 of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) Import Policy, which mandates FSSAI and AQCS clearances and limits entry to the 79 designated food-import ports notified from 1 March 2023.

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