Egg or egg yolk of fish

Frozen fish egg or egg yolk (roe, caviar)

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE · +1 OTHER PGAS

HSN 0303 91 10 (Egg or egg yolk of fish) 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, as a high-risk fish product. Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Sanitary Import Permit clearance and a Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) CITES Certificate apply as concurrent regulatory overlays, and consignments are permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports with effect from 1 March 2023.

What this is

HSN code

0303 91 10

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
CITES Certificate from WCCB

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

AQCSAQCS·Animal Quarantine and Certification Services

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-food foreign-manufacturer registration regime. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must both 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 the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and a Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) before consignment dispatch. Quote the e-Sanchit IRN of the Sanitary Import Permit on the bill of entry to secure the AQCS NOC for CTIs 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
Upload the CITES Certificate (document code 626000) in e-Sanchit and route the consignment through one of the 79 designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Ensure the label complies with FSSAI's rectifiable-labelling regime; labelling defects that are non-rectifiable will prevent out-of-charge.
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 treating fish-egg and roe consignments as ordinary frozen fish and overlooking the CITES Certificate requirement: certain species whose roe is traded commercially — including sturgeon and paddlefish — are CITES-listed, and a missing or invalid CITES Certificate (document code 626000) results in consignment seizure by WCCB regardless of whether FSSAI and AQCS clearances are in order. Confirm the CITES listing status of the source species before placing the purchase order, since a post-dispatch correction is not available for CITES documentation deficiencies.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0303 91 10 require BIS certification?

No, frozen fish egg and egg yolk fall 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 concurrent AQCS and WCCB overlays and the 79-designated-port restriction.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge?

Four documents are mandatory: the FSSAI Import Licence (911001), the Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), the Health Certificate (6360AQ), and the CITES Certificate (626000); additionally, the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit IRN (911DF1) must be quoted on the bill of entry to obtain the AQCS NOC.

Is the foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI required even for small consignments?

Yes. FSSAI's mandatory foreign-manufacturer registration for fish products applies without a de-minimis carve-out; consignments from unregistered facilities are not permitted entry regardless of consignment size, per CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 10 October 2022.

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