Groat

Wheat groats, cereal groats and meal of wheat

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1103 11 10 (Wheat groat) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) import licensing 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 only through the 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

1103 11 10

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
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 the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and ensure it is current before shipment. Upload the licence in e-Sanchit; customs will verify its presence before granting out-of-charge. The Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS) and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must also be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry.
FSSAI · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 · CCR mandatory document list (document codes 911001, 6570FS, 0110FS)
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point compliant with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Entry through a non-designated port will result in consignment 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 labels conform to the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before dispatch. Where permissible labelling deficiencies exist, rectification by a single non-detachable sticker affixed at a customs-bonded warehouse is allowed only for the items specified in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date — before visual inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus 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 common error on this tariff line is treating the rectifiable-labelling dispensation as a general right to fix any label defect at port. The CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus rectification window covers only the specific items enumerated — per-serve RDA percentage and expiry/best-before date — and solely where the correction is provided by the original manufacturer and verified by the authorised officer. Any other label non-conformity with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 constitutes a ground for refusal of out-of-charge, not a rectifiable deficiency.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1103 11 10 require BIS certification?

No, wheat groats fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers cereal groats or milling-industry products under Chapter 11. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with DGFT and CBIC policy overlays at the bill-of-entry stage.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge 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). Absence of any one of these in e-Sanchit will prevent customs out-of-charge.

Can labelling deficiencies on imported wheat groat consignments be rectified at port?

Only the specific deficiencies permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus — per-serve RDA percentage contribution and expiry/best-before date information — may be rectified at a customs-bonded warehouse by a non-detachable sticker before FSSAI inspection; all other label non-conformities are grounds for detention or re-export.

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