Skimmed Milk

Skimmed milk powder, concentrated or solid form

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0402 10 10 (Skimmed Milk) 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, with Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance as a concurrent overlay. Import is restricted to 79 designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, and milk products originating from China are prohibited until port-laboratory melamine-testing capacity is certified.

What this is

HSN code

0402 10 10

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 / foreign-manufacturer registration 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 that the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the high-risk milk-product regime before shipment. Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ), and Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) in e-Sanchit prior to filing the bill of entry.
CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus dated 14-11-2022 · FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022 · CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022
2
Upload the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) and the laboratory report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit, and quote the e-Sanchit IRN of the AQCS-issued Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) on the bill of entry to obtain the AQCS NOC. Ensure the consignment routes only through one of the 79 designated food-import ports in force from 01-03-2023.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022
3
Verify IS compliance for the specific grade being imported: extra-grade skimmed milk powder must comply with IS 13334 (Part 2), standard-grade with IS 13334 (Part 1), partly skimmed milk powder with IS 14542, and generic milk powder with IS 1165. China-origin milk and milk-based products are prohibited until port-lab melamine-testing capacity is upgraded; do not ship such consignments without DGFT policy clearance.
Appendix III and General Note 2(a) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 · CBIC Instruction 29/2023-Cus dated 12-12-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading the FSSAI Import Licence and assuming that satisfies both PGA clearances — the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) is an independent requirement, and the AQCS NOC cannot issue without the IRN being quoted on the bill of entry. A second recurring trap is failing to verify the IS-grade alignment: importing under IS 13334 (Part 1) when the product specification qualifies as extra-grade (Part 2) causes a mismatch at the port-testing stage and may result in consignment detention and re-export.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0402 10 10 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers concentrated skimmed milk or milk powder under this tariff line. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with concurrent Animal Quarantine and Certification Services sanitary clearance and IS-grade compliance under Appendix III of the ITC (HS) Import Policy.

Which document codes are mandatory in e-Sanchit for this consignment?

Five documents must be uploaded before out-of-charge: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Health Certificate (6360AQ), Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1) issued by AQCS, and Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1); the laboratory report or Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) is additionally required per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.

Are milk products from China importable under this HSN?

No. Import of milk and milk-based products from China is prohibited until port-entry laboratories are certified for melamine testing, per DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019; there is no current general exemption or sunset date published in the regulatory record.

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