Amaranth (Amaranthus (L.))

Amaranth grain for food import (Amaranthus L.)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1008 29 91 (Amaranth) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Import is restricted to the 79 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 enforced by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

1008 29 91

Chapter

10 · Cereals

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Label declaration from FSSAI
Port-entry 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
Obtain a valid FSSAI Import Licence before filing the bill of entry, and ensure the consignment is routed through a designated food-import entry point as required by General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention and re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017
2
Verify label compliance with the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before customs out-of-charge. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA percentage and expiry date alongside best-before date — may be corrected at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label, subject to authorised-officer verification.
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 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is conflating the rectifiable-labelling dispensation with a general labelling waiver. Only the specific deficiencies enumerated in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus are rectifiable at port; substantive non-compliance with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — such as missing mandatory declarations — is not covered by the dispensation and results in consignment detention pending re-export or destruction.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1008 29 91 require BIS certification?

No, amaranth grain 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 (Import) Regulations, 2017, with designated food-import entry-point restrictions under the ITC (HS) 2022.

Which entry points are permitted for importing amaranth under this tariff line?

Import is restricted to the designated food-import entry points listed in the Annexure to General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; consignments presented at non-designated ports are not cleared by FSSAI and are subject to detention.

Can labelling deficiencies on imported amaranth consignments be corrected at the port?

Yes, but only the specific deficiencies enumerated under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus — such as per-serve RDA percentage and expiry-date additions — may be rectified at the customs bonded warehouse by non-detachable sticker, verified by the authorised officer before out-of-charge.

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