Broken rice

Broken rice, imported cereals via state trading enterprise

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1006 40 00 (Broken rice) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) import licensing under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with import permitted only through the Food Corporation of India (State Trading Enterprise) under paragraph 2.20 of the Foreign Trade Policy. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) classifies this tariff line as restricted, and consignments are additionally required to comply with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 governing food import entry points.

What this is

HSN code

1006 40 00

Chapter

10 · Cereals

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (food import licence regime)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Food grade certificate 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 an FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and ensure the consignment is channelled through Food Corporation of India as the State Trading Enterprise under paragraph 2.20 of the Foreign Trade Policy. Upload the FSSAI Import Licence, the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and the Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry.
ITC (HS) import policy para 2.20 of FTP · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
2
Furnish a certificate from the competent government authority of the exporting country confirming that the consignment is genetically modified (GM) free. Import of GM rice is independently restricted, and a consignment arriving without a valid GM-free certificate is liable to detention and refusal of out-of-charge regardless of FSSAI licence status.
ITC (HS) import policy · DGFT Restricted-import condition for Chapter 10
3
Verify labelling compliance against the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before customs examination. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage dietary-allowance information and expiry date alongside best-before date — may be corrected at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, without altering the original label, before re-inspection by the authorised officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole clearance requirement and arriving at port without the GM-free certificate from the exporting country's competent authority. The GM-free certificate is an independent condition of the ITC (HS) restricted-import policy and cannot be substituted by any FSSAI document; a consignment detained for absence of this certificate does not qualify for the rectifiable-labelling dispensation and faces re-export or confiscation under the ITC policy.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1006 40 00 require BIS certification?

No, broken rice 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 the DGFT-administered ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy requiring channelling through the Food Corporation of India as State Trading Enterprise.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry for broken rice?

Three documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS); all three must be uploaded before customs out-of-charge is granted.

Is the GM-free certificate always required, or only when the exporting country has GM rice cultivation?

The ITC (HS) import policy requires the GM-free certificate from the competent government authority of the exporting country for all imports of rice without exception; there is no country-of-origin carve-out in the regulatory record.

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