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Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)

Fresh or chilled plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0302 22 00 (Plaice, Pleuronectes platessa) 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 permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports with effect from 1 March 2023.

What this is
HSN code
0302 22 00
Chapter
03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates
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. 1
    Confirm the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the mandatory high-risk-food registration scheme before dispatch. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) must be current and uploaded in e-Sanchit; imports from unregistered facilities are not permitted at the bill-of-entry stage.
    CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus dated 14-11-2022 · FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022
  2. 2
    Obtain the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) before shipment. At the bill of entry, quote the e-Sanchit IRN of the Sanitary Import Permit — issued and uploaded by AQCS — to obtain the NOC for fish products listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 3) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus.
    CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
  3. 3
    Route the consignment through one of the 79 designated food-import ports per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, and upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit. Labelling defects that are rectifiable must be resolved in accordance with FSSAI order F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI dated 18-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 before out-of-charge.
    CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022
A word of counsel

The most frequent compliance failure on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole clearance requirement and failing to independently secure the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit before vessel departure. The AQCS NOC is a distinct animal-quarantine overlay and cannot be substituted by the food-safety clearance; a consignment arriving at a designated port without the Sanitary Import Permit IRN quoted on the bill of entry faces detention and accumulating demurrage until the document deficiency is remedied.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 0302 22 00 require BIS certification?
No, fresh or chilled plaice falls outside 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 AQCS Sanitary Import Permit requirement and the 79-designated-port restriction.
Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?
Four documents are mandatory at the bill of entry: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1), Health Certificate (6360AQ), and Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS); out-of-charge will not be granted until all four are uploaded and the AQCS IRN is quoted.
Is the foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI mandatory even for occasional or small-volume shipments of plaice?
Yes. The FSSAI order dated 10 October 2022, as communicated via CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus, makes registration of the foreign manufacturing facility mandatory for all fish product imports to India regardless of shipment volume, with no de minimis carve-out.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / AQCS / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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