Of primates

Salted, dried or smoked meat and offal of primates

FSSAI CLEARANCE · WCCB CLEARANCE

HSN 0210 91 00 (Of primates) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and foreign-manufacturer registration under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, as a high-risk meat product. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) CITES certification is a concurrent mandatory overlay given the primate origin of the product, and consignments are permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports with effect from 1 March 2023.

What this is

HSN code

0210 91 00

Chapter

02 · Meat and edible meat offal

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (high-risk meat regime)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
CITES Certificate from WCCB
Health Certificate from AQCS

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

WCCBWCCB·Wildlife Crime Control Bureau

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 covering meat and meat products. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed.
CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus dated 14-11-2022 · FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022
2
Obtain and upload the CITES Certificate (document code 626000) and the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) in e-Sanchit prior to out-of-charge. Primates are listed species under CITES; import without a valid CITES permit constitutes a violation enforceable by WCCB and attracts confiscation and criminal liability under the Wildlife (Protection) Act.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 2, Schedule-I Import Policy
3
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the 79 designated food-import ports listed in the Annexure to CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus. Confirm compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 for food-import entry points; consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · General Note 4(D) of Schedule-I, ITC (HS) 2022

A word of counsel

The CITES Certificate is the single most overlooked document on this tariff line: importers routinely secure the FSSAI Import Licence but fail to obtain the CITES permit before shipment, treating the wildlife-trade overlay as secondary to the food-safety regime. A consignment arriving without a valid CITES Certificate is subject to immediate seizure and WCCB referral regardless of the currency of the FSSAI licence, and the rectifiable-labelling relief available under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus does not extend to a missing CITES permit.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0210 91 00 require BIS certification?

No, salted or dried meat and offal of primates 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 mandatory CITES Certificate overlay administered by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and the 79-designated-port restriction.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry for this tariff line?

Four documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), CITES Certificate (626000), and Health Certificate (6360AQ), per the PGA-facilitated-bill verification requirement cited in the CCR.

Is the import policy for this tariff line Restricted or Free?

Import is Free but subject to Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 2 of Schedule-I of the Import Policy, which requires compliance with all applicable PGA clearances — FSSAI, WCCB CITES, and AQCS — before out-of-charge is granted.

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