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Dried egg yolks, birds' eggs not in shell

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0408 11 00 (dried egg yolks) 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, as a high-risk food product. Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Sanitary Import Permit and veterinary health certificate clearance apply concurrently, and consignments are permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports effective 1 March 2023.

What this is
HSN code
0408 11 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
  • 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. 1
    Confirm the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the high-risk egg-powder regime before shipment. Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) 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. 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.
    CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
  3. 3
    Route the consignment exclusively through one of the 79 designated food-import ports as required under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Confirm labelling compliance with the FSSAI rectifiable-labelling regime; non-rectifiable labelling defects are not eligible for remediation at port.
    CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 29/2023-Cus dated 12-12-2023
A word of counsel

The most prevalent error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole clearance and overlooking that AQCS requires two independent document uploads — the veterinary health certificate (853AQ1) and the Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) — in addition to the Sanitary Import Permit IRN (911DF1). A consignment missing any one of these three AQCS document codes in e-Sanchit will be detained at the designated port pending AQCS NOC, accruing demurrage and ground rent that the FSSAI clearance alone cannot cure.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 0408 11 00 require BIS certification?
No, dried egg yolks and birds' eggs not in shell fall 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 overlay and the 79-designated-port restriction.
Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this HSN at the bill of entry?
Four documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), and the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit IRN (911DF1), per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.
Is foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI mandatory for dried egg products?
Yes. Egg powder is explicitly listed in the FSSAI high-risk food category requiring mandatory foreign-manufacturing-facility registration per CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 10 October 2022; shipments from unregistered facilities will not receive out-of-charge.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / AQCS / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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