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Cereal flours other than wheat or meslin, residual

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1102 90 90 (Other cereal flours) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including foreign-manufacturer-facility compliance and rectifiable-labelling obligations. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with Phytosanitary Certificate and label specimen uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

1102 90 90

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country
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 current FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify this upload — along with the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) — before granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
2
Route the consignment 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 label compliance with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before shipment. Certain labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and dual date declarations — may be rectified at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, provided the rectification is carried out before visual inspection by the authorised officer.
FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is assuming the rectifiable-labelling dispensation extends to all label defects. The dispensation under Reg. 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the FSSAI orders of 22-05-2018 and 14-01-2019 covers only specified categories of deficiency; a missing mandatory declaration that falls outside the dispensation scope results in consignment detention — not a rectification opportunity — and cannot be resolved at the port after the authorised officer's inspection has commenced.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1102 90 90 require BIS certification?

No, residual cereal flours fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with FSSAI Import Licence, Phytosanitary Certificate, and designated food-import port requirements applying at the bill of entry.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge for this tariff line?

Three documents are mandatory: the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000), all per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after the consignment arrives at the Indian port?

Only specified deficiencies are rectifiable — including per-serve dietary contribution data and dual date declarations — by affixing a non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before inspection; a labelling deficiency outside the FSSAI-notified dispensation categories cannot be rectified at port and may result in detention or re-export.

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