Pellets

Cereal groats, meal and pellets for human consumption

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1103 20 00 (Pellets) 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 the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Import is permitted only through designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with customs oversight by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

1103 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
Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify these uploads prior to granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/APEX/2022-FSSAI · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
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. Any port not on the designated list will result in consignment detention.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022
3
If any labelling information — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance, or date of expiry alongside best-before date — is deficient, ensure rectification is carried out at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel without altering original label content.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 (Para 2(i)) · FSSAI FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole clearance document and omitting the Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS) from the e-Sanchit upload. Bills that are PGA-facilitated but not routed through the PGA for NOC receive direct proper-officer scrutiny of all three mandatory document codes; a missing 6570FS upload at that stage results in consignment detention and demurrage pending re-submission, since the rectifiable-labelling dispensation does not cure an absent PGA document.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1103 20 00 require BIS certification?

No, cereal pellets fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with FSSAI Import Licence, Food Grade Certificate, and labelling-compliance obligations at the bill-of-entry stage.

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

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

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

Yes, within the limits of the rectifiable-labelling dispensation under Regulation 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs — rectification must be carried out at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection, by affixing a non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.

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