Seed

Oats seed grain for sowing and food use

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1004 10 00 (Oats, Seed) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with import restricted under ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 10 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). Consignments must enter only through designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, and mandatory documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

1004 10 00

Chapter

10 · Cereals

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Food grade certificate from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

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

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a current FSSAI Import Licence and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. The import is Restricted under ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 10; an unlicensed consignment will be denied out-of-charge.
ITC (HS) policy condition 2, Chapter 10 · FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001
2
Upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and the Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS) in e-Sanchit. Labelling deficiencies permissible for rectification at customs-bonded warehouses under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 must be corrected by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · 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 through a designated food-import port in compliance with 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 detention-related demurrage pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D), Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading the FSSAI Import Licence but omitting either the Food Grade Certificate (6570FS) or the Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS) in e-Sanchit — both are mandatory documents that the proper officer must independently verify before granting out-of-charge, even on PGA-facilitated bills. A labelling deficiency that qualifies for port rectification under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 still requires the authorised officer's verification before the corrective sticker is affixed; bypassing that step constitutes a separate regulatory non-compliance.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1004 10 00 require BIS certification?

No, oats seed falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, subject to the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy condition 2 of Chapter 10 administered by DGFT.

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

Three documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), and Food Grade Certificate (6570FS); all must be present in e-Sanchit before the customs proper officer grants out-of-charge.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port for imported oats seed?

Yes, but only for the specific labelling items listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 — rectification must be carried out at a customs-bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, verified by the authorised officer, before visual inspection or re-inspection.

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