Seed

Durum wheat seed for sowing

FSSAI CLEARANCE · PPQS CLEARANCE

HSN 1001 11 00 (Wheat and meslin seed) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and non-GM origin cum GM-free certification requirements, with import restricted under ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 10 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage (PPQS) Phytosanitary Certificate clearance applies concurrently, and consignments are permitted only through the 79 designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is

HSN code

1001 11 00

Chapter

10 · Cereals

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (high-risk food, non-GM regime)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Phytosanitary Certificate from PPQS
Non-GM origin cum GM-free certificate from FSSAI

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

PPQSPPQS·Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary regime

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

Compliance steps

1
Obtain an FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) before filing the bill of entry and ensure a non-GM origin cum GM-free certificate is obtained for every consignment dispatched from the exporting country on or after 1 March 2021. A non-GM attestation on the Phytosanitary Certificate is accepted only if it contains all information and declarations in the format issued vide FSSAI order dated 21-08-2021.
FSSAI order File No. 1-1764/FSSAI/Imports/2018(Part1) dated 03-12-2020 · FSSAI order dated 21-08-2021
2
Upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000), and FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. Verify compliance with the rectifiable-labelling regime under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022
3
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the 79 designated food-import entry points and confirm compliance with ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 10. Import of wheat and meslin seed is Restricted; a bill of entry filed at a non-designated port will be detained pending re-routing.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2, Chapter 10

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is presenting a Phytosanitary Certificate that carries no GM-free attestation, or one whose attestation format does not conform to the FSSAI order dated 21-08-2021 — customs officers will not accept a generic phytosanitary endorsement as a substitute. The non-GM origin cum GM-free certificate requirement is consignment-specific and dispatch-date-triggered: any consignment shipped on or after 1 March 2021 without a compliant certificate will be detained at port regardless of the currency of the FSSAI Import Licence.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1001 11 00 require BIS certification?

No, wheat and meslin seed falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with concurrent PPQS Phytosanitary clearance and the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy condition 2 of Chapter 10.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

Three documents are mandatory in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge: Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Phytosanitary Certificate (851000), and FSSAI Import Licence (911001), as specified in the CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can the non-GM origin cum GM-free declaration be included on the Phytosanitary Certificate rather than as a separate document?

Yes, but only if the attestation on the Phytosanitary Certificate contains all the information and declarations in the format prescribed by the FSSAI order dated 21-08-2021; a generic endorsement without that full declaration is not accepted and the consignment will be detained.

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