Of other cereals

Cereal groats, meal and pellets of other cereals

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1103 19 00 (Of other cereals) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and label-compliance requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Import entry is restricted to designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) policy and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) customs overlays applying as additional clearance requirements.

What this is

HSN code

1103 19 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
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Designated-port declaration to CBIC

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 before filing the bill of entry and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001. Also upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); both documents must be present in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge is granted.
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
2
Route the consignment 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 pending redirection or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022
3
Ensure label compliance with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and date-of-expiry information. Where labelling deficiencies fall within the rectifiable category, correction must be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering the original label, before visual inspection by the authorised officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence upload as the sole pre-clearance obligation and overlooking the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) as a separately mandatory e-Sanchit document. A bill of entry presented without both documents uploaded will not receive out-of-charge, and the rectifiable-labelling dispensation applies only to specified informational deficiencies — it does not cure a missing PGA document or a label that fails mandatory FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 requirements.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1103 19 00 require BIS certification?

No, cereal groats, meal and pellets are not within 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 and the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017, with CBIC and DGFT policy overlays.

Are both the FSSAI Import Licence and the Specimen Copy of Label mandatory documents at the bill of entry?

Yes. Both document code 911001 (FSSAI Import Licence) and document code 0110FS (Specimen Copy of Label) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge, as confirmed by CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022.

What labelling deficiencies may be rectified at port, and how must rectification be carried out?

Per-serve dietary allowance contribution figures and date-of-expiry information (where provided by the manufacturer) are among the items eligible for port rectification; correction must be made at a customs bonded warehouse by a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, verified by the authorised FSSAI officer before visual inspection, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs.

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