Trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss, Oncorhynchus clarki, Oncorhynchus aguabonita, Oncorhynchus gilae, Oncorhynchus apache and Oncorhynchus chrysogaster)

Smoked, dried or salted trout (Salmo trutta, Oncorhynchus mykiss)

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0305 43 00 (smoked, dried or salted trout) 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 restricted to 79 designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is

HSN code

0305 43 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
Confirm the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the high-risk-food regime before shipment. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit; bills not routed through the PGA for NOC will be verified by the proper officer before out-of-charge is granted.
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 Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) prior to dispatch. Quote the e-Sanchit IRN of the Sanitary Import Permit on the bill of entry to secure the AQCS NOC for the 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
Route the consignment through one of the 79 designated food-import ports operative from 01-03-2023, and upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit. Confirm compliance with the rectifiable-labelling regime before out-of-charge; labelling deficiencies not meeting the rectifiable standard result in consignment detention.
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 frequent error on this tariff line is arriving at a non-designated port on the assumption that smoked or dried trout, being a processed product, falls outside the high-risk food port restriction — it does not. Fish and fish products in any preservation state are classified as high-risk food under the FSSAI-CBIC framework, and consignments arriving at any port outside the 79-port Annexure face detention, accruing demurrage and ground rent until re-routing or re-export is arranged.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0305 43 00 require BIS certification?

No, smoked, dried or salted trout 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 Animal Quarantine and Certification Services Sanitary Import Permit and the 79-designated-port restriction operative from 1 March 2023.

Is the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit required in addition to the FSSAI Import Licence?

Yes. Both clearances are independent and mandatory: the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) covers food-safety compliance, while the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) addresses the animal-origin overlay, and the e-Sanchit IRN of the Sanitary Import Permit must be quoted on the bill of entry per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.

Does the foreign-manufacturer registration requirement apply to facilities exporting smoked or dried trout?

Yes. Per CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 10 October 2022, any facility manufacturing fish products — including smoked, dried or salted preparations — for export to India must be registered with FSSAI before the import is permitted.

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