Of whales, dolphins and porpoises (mammals of the order Cetacea); of manatees and dugongs (mammals of the order Sirenia); of seals, sea lions and walruses (mammals of the sub-order Pinnipedia)

Salted, dried or smoked meat of cetaceans, sirenians and pinnipeds

FSSAI CLEARANCE · WCCB CLEARANCE

HSN 0210 92 00 covers preserved meat of whales, dolphins, porpoises, manatees, dugongs, seals, sea lions and walruses, and 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. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) CITES Certificate clearance applies as a concurrent overlay, and consignments are permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports under the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy, Chapter 2.

What this is

HSN code

0210 92 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 the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the high-risk meat-products regime before dispatch. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and 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
2
Upload the CITES Certificate (document code 626000) and Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) in e-Sanchit prior to filing the bill of entry. Also upload the Laboratory Report/Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) as required for this CTI under Annexure A (SL. No. 2) of Circular No. 24/2022-Cus.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
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, effective from 01-03-2023. Comply with the rectifiable-labelling regime under FSSAI Letter No. 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 and Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 2 of Schedule-I of the ITC (HS) import policy.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · FSSAI notice dated 11-01-2023 · General Note 4(D), ITC (HS) 2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole clearance and overlooking the CITES Certificate, which is an independent WCCB-administered wildlife-trade control. Cetaceans, sirenians and pinnipeds are CITES-listed taxa; a consignment arriving without a valid CITES Certificate uploaded under document code 626000 is liable to detention and confiscation under the Wildlife (Protection) Act regardless of FSSAI compliance status. Verify CITES appendix listing and export-permit validity from the exporting country before vessel departure.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0210 92 00 require BIS certification?

No, preserved meat of cetaceans, sirenians and pinnipeds 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 WCCB CITES Certificate requirement and the 79-designated-port restriction.

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

Four documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), CITES Certificate (626000), Health Certificate (6360AQ), and Laboratory Report/Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) — all must be uploaded before customs out-of-charge, per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.

Is the import of this product free or restricted under ITC (HS) policy?

Import is Free but subject to Policy Condition 2 of Chapter 2 of Schedule-I of the ITC (HS) import policy, which imposes the FSSAI and WCCB clearance obligations and the designated-port restriction as binding conditions of the free-import status.

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