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Black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon)

Flours, meals and pellets of black tiger shrimp

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0309 90 33 (Black tiger shrimp flour, meal and pellets) 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
0309 90 33
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 that the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the high-risk-food foreign-manufacturer registration regime before placing the purchase order. The FSSAI Import Licence must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage; unregistered-facility consignments will not be granted out-of-charge.
    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) prior to 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 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
  3. 3
    Route the consignment through one of the 79 designated food-import ports notified from 01-03-2023. Ensure labelling complies with the FSSAI rectifiable-labelling regime; rectifiable defects may be addressed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus, but missing PGA clearances are not treatable as rectifiable defects and will 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 · General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is arriving at an undesignated port with a current FSSAI Import Licence but no AQCS Sanitary Import Permit IRN quoted on the bill of entry. The AQCS NOC is an independent clearance from the FSSAI food-safety clearance — a consignment that clears FSSAI review but lacks the 911DF1 IRN will be detained at the designated port, attracting demurrage and ground rent until the AQCS permit is regularised or the consignment is re-exported.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 0309 90 33 require BIS certification?
No, flours, meals and pellets of black tiger shrimp are 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 overlay and the 79-designated-port restriction operative from 1 March 2023.
Is foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI mandatory for this product?
Yes. Per CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 10 October 2022, fish and fish-product manufacturing facilities exporting to India must be registered with FSSAI before the import is permitted at the bill-of-entry stage.
What happens if the consignment arrives at a port not among the 79 designated food-import ports?
The consignment will not be granted out-of-charge; General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 restricts high-risk food imports — including fish products — exclusively to the designated entry points notified from 1 March 2023, and diversion attracts detention and potential re-export.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / AQCS / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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