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Mumbai duck

Dried, salted or smoked fish, Mumbai duck

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0305 59 10 (Mumbai duck) 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 applies concurrently, and consignments are restricted to 79 designated food-import ports effective 1 March 2023.

What this is
HSN code
0305 59 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
  • 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 exporting Mumbai duck is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the mandatory high-risk-food-facility registration scheme. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) must 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. 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 Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.
    CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022
  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. Upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit and confirm rectifiable-labelling compliance under FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 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 error most frequently seen on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole clearance document and presenting the bill of entry without the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit IRN. The two clearances are independent: a current FSSAI licence does not substitute for the AQCS NOC, and a consignment lacking the uploaded 911DF1 IRN will be detained at the designated port with demurrage accruing until the deficiency is rectified — which the rectifiable-labelling regime does not cover.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 0305 59 10 require BIS certification?
No, dried and salted fish including Mumbai duck falls outside 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 effective from 1 March 2023.
Is the foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI mandatory for Mumbai duck imports?
Yes. Per CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 10 October 2022, the overseas facility producing fish products for export to India must be registered with FSSAI; consignments from unregistered facilities are not eligible for FSSAI Import Licence issuance.
What happens if the consignment arrives at a port not on the designated 79-port list?
The consignment is not permitted entry at an undesignated port and is liable to detention or re-export, as General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 restricts high-risk food imports to the ports in the CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus Annexure.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / AQCS / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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