Maize (corn) flour

Maize (corn) flour, cereal flour milling products

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1102 20 00 (Maize (corn) flour) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Consignments must enter through designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with DGFT and CBIC policy overlays applying at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

1102 20 00

Chapter

11 · Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSS Import Regulations, 2017)

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 valid FSSAI Import Licence before the bill of entry is filed, and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001. Also upload the Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); customs out-of-charge will not be granted until all three documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) · Food Grade Certificate (6570FS) · Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS) · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point as required by General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Labelling deficiencies permissible for rectification at the port must be corrected in a customs-bonded warehouse using a single non-detachable sticker affixed next to the principal display panel, without altering the original label, before visual inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating labelling rectification as an unlimited post-arrival remedy. The FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 permit only a defined list of deficiencies to be corrected at the port — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date — and only by the manufacturer's own declaration, verified by the authorised officer. Any deficiency outside this defined list does not qualify for port rectification and exposes the consignment to detention and re-export under the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1102 20 00 require BIS certification?

No, maize (corn) flour is not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers cereal flours under Chapter 11. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with FSSAI Import Licence and food-grade certification mandatory at the bill of entry.

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

Three documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS), and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); all must be uploaded before customs out-of-charge per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies for imported maize flour always be rectified at the port?

Only the specific deficiencies enumerated under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 may be rectified at the port; rectification is limited to bonded-warehouse correction by non-detachable sticker and requires authorised-officer verification before out-of-charge is granted.

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