Flint corn (Zea mays var. indurata)

Flint corn, other maize varieties for food import

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1005 90 20 (Flint corn) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory document upload in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge. Import is restricted to designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

1005 90 20

Chapter

10 · Cereals

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
ITC (HS) entry-point declaration to CBIC

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 the FSSAI Import Licence and ensure the document (document code 911001) and a specimen copy of the label (document code 0110FS) are uploaded in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify both uploads prior to granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Specimen copy of label document code 0110FS · CBIC CCR note on PGA-facilitated bills
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point as required 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 pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure labelling complies with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Permissible rectifiable defects — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date information supplied by the manufacturer — may be corrected at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before visual inspection, in accordance with CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs.
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

A word of counsel

The rectifiable-labelling dispensation is frequently mistaken for a general labelling waiver. It applies only to the specific deficiencies listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — principally per-serve RDA data and expiry date additions provided by the manufacturer — and rectification must be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse before inspection, not after. Labelling defects outside the listed categories remain grounds for consignment detention or re-export, and the FSSAI Import Licence must be valid and uploaded regardless of labelling status.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1005 90 20 require BIS certification?

No, flint corn falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers maize or cereal grain imports. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with DGFT and CBIC policy overlays applying at the designated food-import entry points.

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

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) are both mandatory uploads in e-Sanchit; out-of-charge will not be granted until the proper officer confirms both are present.

Can labelling defects be corrected after the consignment arrives at port?

Yes, but only the specific deficiencies permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022, and only at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised officer — correction after inspection or outside the listed categories is not permitted.

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