Of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1%

Fresh milk and cream, low-fat, not concentrated

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0401 10 00 (milk and cream with fat content not exceeding 1% by weight) 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 with effect from 1 March 2023.

What this is

HSN code

0401 10 00

Chapter

04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin

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 exporting milk or milk-based products to India is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Imports from unregistered facilities are not permitted; upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry.
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), the veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country (document code 853AQ1), and the laboratory report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1). 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 of Circular 24/2022-Cus.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
3
Route the consignment only through one of the 79 designated food-import ports notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Note that import of milk and milk-based products from China is prohibited under DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 pending lab capacity upgrades for melamine testing at all ports of entry.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 · General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole clearance document and failing to upload all four mandatory e-Sanchit codes — 0110FS, 6360AQ, 911001, and 911DF1 — before customs out-of-charge. A missing Sanitary Import Permit IRN results in port detention regardless of FSSAI licence currency. Additionally, the China prohibition on milk and milk-based products under DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 is a hard embargo, not a testing waiver, and consignments of Chinese origin are liable to re-export or confiscation.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0401 10 00 require BIS certification?

No, low-fat fresh milk and cream 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 requirement and restriction to 79 designated food-import ports.

Are all four e-Sanchit document codes mandatory for every milk consignment under this HSN?

Yes. The proper officer is required to verify that document codes 0110FS (specimen label), 6360AQ (Health Certificate), 911001 (FSSAI Import Licence), and 911DF1 (Sanitary Import Permit) are all uploaded in e-Sanchit before granting out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Is the prohibition on milk imports from China still in force?

Yes. DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 prohibits import of milk and milk-based products from China until laboratory capacity at all ports of entry has been suitably upgraded for melamine testing; no lifting notification appears in the current policy record.

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