Whole milk

Concentrated or sweetened whole milk, milk products

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0402 99 10 (Whole milk, concentrated or containing added sugar) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and mandatory foreign-manufacturing-facility 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 effective 1 March 2023. Import of milk and milk-based products originating from China is prohibited pending melamine-testing capacity upgrades at ports of entry.

What this is

HSN code

0402 99 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 the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the high-risk-food regime for milk and milk products. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and 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
Obtain the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and upload the veterinary health certificate (document code 853AQ1) and laboratory report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit. 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 CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Route the consignment only through one of the 79 designated food-import ports per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Note the absolute prohibition on import of milk and milk-based products from China until port-laboratory melamine-testing capacity is certified as upgraded; ensure rectifiable-labelling compliance under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus before out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most frequent compliance failure on this tariff line is presenting only the FSSAI Import Licence at the bill of entry and omitting one or more of the three AQCS document codes — 853AQ1 (veterinary health certificate), 001AQ1 (lab report or COA), and 911DF1 (Sanitary Import Permit IRN). All three are independently mandatory and verified in e-Sanchit; absence of any single document results in detention at the designated port. Importers sourcing from China should also note that the DGFT prohibition on milk and milk-based products from that origin remains in force pending melamine-testing capacity confirmation — no licence or PGA clearance overrides a prohibition.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0402 99 10 require BIS certification?

No, concentrated whole milk falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with a concurrent AQCS Sanitary Import Permit requirement and a 79-designated-port restriction.

Are there any origin-based prohibitions on imports under this tariff line?

Yes. Import of milk and milk-based products from China is prohibited until the melamine-testing capacity at all port-of-entry laboratories has been suitably upgraded, per DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019; this applies regardless of FSSAI or AQCS clearance status.

Is UHT whipping cream classified here subject to commercial sterility testing?

No. Import of UHT whipping cream is specifically exempted from commercial sterility testing per FSSAI Instruction 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-21 dated 01-06-2022 and CBIC Instruction 08/2022-Cus dated 03-06-2022; all other documentary requirements remain applicable.

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