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Birds' eggs in shell, other species (preserved, cooked)

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE · +1 OTHER PGAS

HSN 0407 90 00 (Birds' eggs in shell — other) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and food-safety clearance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, as a Restricted import under the ITC (HS) policy. Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Sanitary Import Permit and veterinary health-certificate clearance apply concurrently, and consignments must comply with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 on designated food-import entry points. Where eggs of wild-bird species are involved, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) CITES certification is an additional mandatory overlay.

What this is

HSN code

0407 90 00

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
CITES certificate from WCCB

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

AQCSAQCS·Animal Quarantine and Certification Services

WCCBWCCB·Wildlife Crime Control Bureau

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Obtain the FSSAI Import Licence and ensure the foreign manufacturing facility is eligible under the FSSAI high-risk food regime. Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry; label deficiencies permissible for port rectification are limited to the items specified under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022
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. Quote the e-Sanchit IRN of the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) 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 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
3
Where the consignment covers eggs of wild-bird species listed under CITES, upload the CITES certificate (document code 626000) in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. Additionally, confirm compliance with CBIC Instruction 29/2023-Cus dated 12-12-2023 and the Office Memorandum dated 17-07-2023 issued by the Ministry of Fisheries for applicable species.
CBIC Instruction 29/2023-Cus dated 12-12-2023 · OM dated 17-07-2023 issued by Ministry of Fisheries · CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating FSSAI clearance as the sole gate and overlooking the independent AQCS Sanitary Import Permit requirement, which governs animal-origin product entry regardless of food-safety status. A consignment with a current FSSAI licence but without the AQCS IRN quoted on the bill of entry will be detained at the designated food-import port; rectifiable labelling dispensation covers specified label fields only and does not cure a missing PGA clearance or an absent CITES certificate where wild-species eggs are concerned.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0407 90 00 require BIS certification?

No, birds' eggs in shell are 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, a WCCB CITES overlay for wild-species eggs, and the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy administered by DGFT.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry for this tariff line?

The mandatory uploads are: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1), and, where applicable, the CITES certificate (626000), all per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Are all ports permitted for import of birds' eggs under this tariff line?

No. Consignments must enter through the designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and re-export without PGA clearance.

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