Proso (Panicum miliaceum (L.))

Proso millet seed for sowing (Panicum miliaceum)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1008 21 50 (Proso millet seed) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) import clearance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the tariff line is Restricted under ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 10 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) per DGFT Notification 08/2023 dated 29-05-2023. Consignments must enter through designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, and CBIC customs oversight applies as a concurrent policy overlay.

What this is

HSN code

1008 21 50

Chapter

10 · Cereals

Primary regulator

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

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Rectifiable-labelling declaration from FSSAI
ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT

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
Confirm that the import satisfies ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 10 and obtain the applicable FSSAI import clearance before filing the bill of entry. The tariff line is Restricted; consignments arriving without the requisite FSSAI authorisation are liable to detention and ground rent pending regularisation or re-export.
DGFT Notification 08/2023 dated 29-05-2023 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2, Chapter 10
2
Route the consignment through one of the designated food-import entry points notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Ensure the label complies with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020; permitted rectifications — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and date of expiry alongside best-before date — may be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.
General Note 4(D), Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is conflating the FSSAI food-import clearance with compliance of the ITC (HS) Restricted-import policy condition: both are independent obligations and the absence of either triggers enforcement. Additionally, labelling rectification at the port is available only for the specific deficiencies enumerated in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs — it does not extend to absent mandatory declarations, and a consignment detained for a non-rectifiable label deficiency faces re-export or confiscation, not dispensation.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1008 21 50 require BIS certification?

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

Which ports are designated for import of proso millet seed under this tariff line?

Import is permitted only through the food-import entry points notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; the active port list should be confirmed against the current ITC (HS) Schedule before shipment.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port for proso millet seed consignments?

Yes, but only for the specific categories enumerated in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 and as modified by CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 — rectification must occur at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, and the information must be provided by the manufacturer itself.

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