Of maize (corn)

Worked maize grains (hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, kibbled)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1104 23 00 (worked maize grains) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory compliance with the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Consignments must also satisfy General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 on designated food-import entry points, 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

1104 23 00

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 importer

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
Secure a current FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) before filing the bill of entry. Upload the licence in e-Sanchit along with the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS); the proper officer will verify all three uploads prior to granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence 911001 · document codes 0110FS, 6570FS · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with 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 redirection or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022
3
Address any labelling deficiencies at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised officer. Rectifiable items under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — including per-serve RDA percentages and expiry/best-before alignment — may be corrected by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 · 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 uploading the FSSAI Import Licence while omitting either the Food Grade Certificate (6570FS) or the Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS) — both are independently mandatory and a missing document code will trigger detention at the port even where the licence itself is current and valid. Labelling rectification is permitted only for the specific deficiencies enumerated in the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus; a consignment with a substantive non-conforming label — not merely a missing per-serve RDA line — remains subject to seizure or re-export.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1104 23 00 require BIS certification?

No, worked maize grains 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 the designated food-import entry-point restriction under General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022.

Are all three e-Sanchit document codes mandatory for every consignment?

Yes. Document codes 911001 (FSSAI Import Licence), 0110FS (Specimen Copy of Label), and 6570FS (Food Grade Certificate) must each be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the proper officer can grant out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Which labelling deficiencies can be rectified at the port, and which cannot?

Rectifiable deficiencies under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 include per-serve RDA percentages and date-of-expiry/best-before alignment; rectification must be done by a single non-detachable sticker before the authorised officer's inspection, and the manufacturer must supply the corrected date information. Substantive non-conformances are not rectifiable and attract re-export or seizure.

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