Whey, concentrated, evaporated or condensed, liquid or semi-solid

Concentrated, evaporated or condensed liquid whey (semi-solid)

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0404 10 10 (Whey, concentrated, evaporated or condensed, liquid or semi-solid) 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, as a high-risk milk product. Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Sanitary Import Permit clearance applies concurrently, and imports are restricted to 79 designated food-import ports from 1 March 2023. Imports of milk and milk products originating from China remain prohibited pending laboratory-capacity upgrades for melamine testing, per DGFT Notification 01/2015-20.

What this is

HSN code

0404 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 milk product regime)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Sanitary Import Permit from AQCS
Veterinary 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 milk-and-milk-products regime. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must be uploaded 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
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. Separately, obtain the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and quote its e-Sanchit IRN on the bill of entry to secure the AQCS NOC, per 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 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
3
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the 79 designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, and verify the country of origin is not China — milk and milk products from China are prohibited under DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 pending melamine-testing upgrades at 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 ITC (HS) 2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is conflating the FSSAI Import Licence clearance with the AQCS veterinary overlay, and omitting either the Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) or the Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) from the e-Sanchit upload. Both documents are independently mandatory under Circular 24/2022-Cus Annexure A and are verified before out-of-charge; a consignment arriving with a current FSSAI licence but incomplete AQCS documentation will be detained at the designated port, accumulating demurrage and ground rent until all four document codes — 0110FS, 911001, 853AQ1, and 001AQ1 — are validated alongside the 911DF1 IRN.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0404 10 10 require BIS certification?

No, concentrated or condensed liquid whey falls outside 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 the 79-designated-port restriction operative from 1 March 2023.

Are milk products from China permitted under this tariff line?

No. Imports of milk and milk-based products from China remain prohibited until laboratory capacity at all ports of entry has been suitably upgraded for melamine testing, per DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23 April 2019; this prohibition applies regardless of FSSAI or AQCS clearance status.

Is foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI mandatory for whey imports?

Yes. Per CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 10 October 2022, the overseas facility manufacturing milk and milk products for export to India must be registered with FSSAI before the consignment is eligible for import clearance.

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