Whole milk

Concentrated or sweetened whole milk, milk powder

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0402 29 10 (Whole milk, concentrated or sweetened) 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 permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports operative from 1 March 2023.

What this is

HSN code

0402 29 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 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 FSSAI under the mandatory high-risk-food-facility registration scheme covering milk and milk products. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) 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
Upload the AQCS-issued Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) in e-Sanchit, and quote the Sanitary Import Permit IRN on the bill of entry to obtain the AQCS NOC. Additionally, upload the Veterinary Health Certificate (document code 853AQ1) and the Laboratory Report/COA (document code 001AQ1) as required under CBIC 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 per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022. Note that imports of milk and milk-based products from China remain prohibited until port-laboratory capacity for melamine testing is confirmed as adequate, per DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019. Where the product is sweetened UHT-treated condensed milk, confirm conformity with IS 12176; where it is milk powder, confirm conformity with IS 1165, as required under 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 · Appendix III and General Note 2(a) of Schedule I ITC (HS) Import Policy · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole clearance and failing to upload all four mandatory e-Sanchit documents — 911001, 0110FS, 6360AQ, and 911DF1 — before out-of-charge. Customs officers on PGA-facilitated bills are specifically instructed to verify each document code prior to out-of-charge; a single missing upload detains the consignment regardless of the substantive PGA approvals already in hand. Importers sourcing from China must additionally verify the current status of the melamine-testing prohibition before placing purchase orders.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0402 29 10 require BIS certification?

No, concentrated or sweetened whole milk 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 concurrent Animal Quarantine and Certification Services clearance and the 79-designated-port restriction operative from 1 March 2023.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory at the bill of entry for this tariff line?

Four documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Health Certificate (6360AQ), and AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1); additionally, Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and Laboratory Report/COA (001AQ1) are required per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus.

Does the IS 12176 conformity requirement apply to all products under this tariff line?

IS 12176 applies specifically to sweetened UHT-treated condensed milk, while IS 1165 applies to milk powder; both are referenced under Appendix III and General Note 2(a) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) Import Policy and must be demonstrated at the bill of entry stage.

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