Dried

Dried birds' eggs not in shell, egg yolks (dried)

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 0408 91 00 (Dried birds' eggs, not in shell, and 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 (egg powder category). 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 with effect from 1 March 2023.

What this is

HSN code

0408 91 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 — egg powder)

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 egg-powder regime before shipment. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage before out-of-charge is granted.
CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus dated 14-11-2022 · FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
2
Upload the veterinary health certificate issued by the competent authority of 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-issued Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) 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
Route the consignment only through one of the 79 designated food-import ports listed in the CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus Annexure, as required under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Ensure 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.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 29/2023-Cus dated 12-12-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is presenting a current FSSAI Import Licence while failing to upload all four mandatory e-Sanchit documents — the FSSAI licence (911001), the Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1), and the Health Certificate (6360AQ) — as a complete set. Customs out-of-charge is refused if any single document code is absent, and the veterinary health certificate (853AQ1) and Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) required under CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus are separate from the FSSAI labelling overlay, not substitutes for it.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0408 91 00 require BIS certification?

No, dried birds' eggs and egg yolks 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 a concurrent Animal Quarantine and Certification Services Sanitary Import Permit overlay and a 79-designated-port restriction operative from 1 March 2023.

Is foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI mandatory for egg powder imported under this HSN?

Yes. Per CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 10 October 2022, egg powder is a listed high-risk food category and the exporting facility must be registered with FSSAI before the consignment may be cleared at the bill of entry.

What happens if a consignment arrives at a non-designated port?

Consignments arriving at a port not listed in the CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus Annexure are in breach of General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 and are liable to detention; rectification of port of import after vessel departure is not permitted under the designated-port restriction.

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