Of other cereals

Worked cereal grains of other cereals (hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1104 29 00 (worked cereal grains of other cereals) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) policy under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 restricts import to designated food-import entry points, with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) oversight at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

1104 29 00

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and 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
Obtain a valid FSSAI Import Licence and ensure the mandatory documents — Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS), and FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) — are uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed. Customs out-of-charge will not be granted until all three documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point as required under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Non-designated ports do not have the authorised FSSAI officer infrastructure for visual inspection and NOC issuance, and consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention and demurrage.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Rectify any labelling deficiencies permissible under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — including per-serve RDA percentage contributions and expiry/best-before date additions — at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker affixed next to the principal display panel without altering the original label. Non-rectifiable labelling defects will result in the consignment being held for re-export or destruction.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 Reg. 6

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading the FSSAI Import Licence alone and treating the Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) as optional. All three documents are mandatory for out-of-charge under the PGA-facilitated-bill protocol; absence of either document code in e-Sanchit triggers detention at the designated port regardless of the licence's currency. Labelling rectification is permitted only for the specific deficiencies listed in the CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 — non-enumerated defects cannot be rectified at port and expose the consignment to re-export or destruction orders.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1104 29 00 require BIS certification?

No, worked cereal grains of other cereals 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 mandatory FSSAI Import Licence, Food Grade Certificate, and Specimen Copy of Label at the bill-of-entry stage.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit 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); all must be uploaded before out-of-charge per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling defects be rectified at the port of import for this HSN?

Yes, but only for the specific deficiencies permitted under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and enumerated in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus — including per-serve RDA percentage and expiry/best-before date additions — carried out at a customs bonded warehouse using a single non-detachable sticker before the authorised officer's inspection.

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