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Rays and skates (Rajidae)

Fresh, chilled or frozen ray and skate fillets (Rajidae)

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE · +1 OTHER PGAS

HSN 0304 57 00 (Rays and skates, Rajidae) 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 Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) CITES certification apply as concurrent overlays, and consignments are permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports effective 1 March 2023.

What this is
HSN code
0304 57 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
  • 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. 1
    Confirm the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the mandatory high-risk-food regime for fish products. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed; consignments from unregistered facilities are not permitted entry.
    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 consignment dispatch. Quote the e-Sanchit IRN of the Sanitary Import Permit on the bill of entry to obtain 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. 3
    Upload a valid CITES Certificate (document code 626000) and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit. Route the consignment only through one of the 79 designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; consignments arriving at undesignated ports are liable to detention and re-export.
    CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · General Note 4(D) of ITC (HS) Schedule I · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
A word of counsel

The CITES Certificate requirement sets this tariff line apart from most fish-fillet HSNs: Rajidae species are subject to wildlife-trade controls administered by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, and a consignment presenting a current FSSAI licence and AQCS Sanitary Import Permit but lacking a valid CITES Certificate will be detained at the designated port — FSSAI and AQCS clearance does not substitute for WCCB compliance. Confirm the CITES Appendix status of the specific Rajidae species before procurement, as listing levels vary by species and export country.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 0304 57 00 require BIS certification?
No, fish fillets of rays and skates 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 Sanitary Import Permit and WCCB CITES controls.
Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?
Four documents are mandatory at out-of-charge: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1), Health Certificate (6360AQ), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), and CITES Certificate (626000), per the PGA-facilitated-bill verification requirement under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.
Is the 79-port designated-port restriction permanent for this HSN?
The restriction has been operative since 1 March 2023 under CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus and General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; importers should verify the current designated-port Annexure before routing the consignment, as the list may be updated by FSSAI notification.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / AQCS / WCCB / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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