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Concentrated milk and cream, other sweetened varieties

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0402 99 90 (concentrated or sweetened milk and cream, other) 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 must be routed exclusively through 79 designated food-import ports operative from 1 March 2023. Imports from China of milk and milk-based products remain prohibited under DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 pending port-laboratory upgrades for melamine testing.

What this is

HSN code

0402 99 90

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 that the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with FSSAI under the mandatory high-risk-food registration scheme for milk and milk products. Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and Veterinary Health Certificate (document code 853AQ1) 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) and Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) prior to consignment dispatch, and upload the Lab Report/COA (document code 001AQ1). 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 of 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 through one of the 79 designated food-import ports per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Where the product is milk powder, confirm IS 1165 conformity; partly skimmed milk powder must conform to IS 14542. Imports from China are prohibited under DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 pending melamine-testing capacity upgrades.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · Appendix III and General Note 2(a) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) Import Policy · DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading the FSSAI Import Licence and assuming AQCS clearance follows automatically — the Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and the Veterinary Health Certificate (document code 853AQ1) are independent obligations that the AQCS issues and uploads separately in e-Sanchit. A consignment presenting a current FSSAI licence but missing the AQCS IRN will be detained at the designated port, attracting demurrage and ground rent with no rectifiable-labelling workaround available for the missing PGA NOC. Importers of UHT whipping cream should also note that commercial-sterility testing does not apply to that sub-category per FSSAI instruction dated 01-06-2022.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0402 99 90 require BIS certification?

No, concentrated and sweetened milk and cream under this tariff line are not subject to any BIS Quality Control Order. 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 the 79-designated-port restriction operative from 1 March 2023.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for milk products under this HSN?

The mandatory uploads are: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Health Certificate (6360AQ), Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1), Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), and Lab Report/COA (001AQ1), all verified before customs out-of-charge per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus.

Are imports of milk products from China permitted under this tariff line?

No. Imports of milk and milk-based products from China are prohibited under DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 until port-entry laboratories are suitably upgraded for melamine testing; no exemption or partial clearance route is currently notified.

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