Of manioc (cassava)

Cassava flour, meal and powder (manioc)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1106 20 20 (Cassava flour) 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. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the applicable ITC (HS) import policy, and consignments must enter only through designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is

HSN code

1106 20 20

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 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
Obtain a current FSSAI Import Licence before filing the bill of entry and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001. Also upload the Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); the customs proper officer will verify all three before granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) · Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS) · Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) · 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. Diversion to a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and refusal of out-of-charge by the customs proper officer.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure labelling on the consignment complies with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Permitted rectification of specified deficiencies — including per-serve percentage contribution to RDA and date of expiry alongside best-before date — must be carried out at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, without altering the original label, before visual inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence alone as sufficient clearance and overlooking the Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS), which is a separate mandatory upload in e-Sanchit. Absence of the Food Grade Certificate at the bill-of-entry stage — even with a current FSSAI Import Licence and compliant label — results in the customs proper officer withholding out-of-charge, triggering port detention, demurrage, and ground rent that accumulate before the deficiency can be cured.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1106 20 20 require BIS certification?

No, cassava flour of heading 1106 20 20 falls 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 ITC (HS) policy oversight by DGFT and CBIC.

Which document codes 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), all to be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the customs proper officer grants out-of-charge.

Can labelling deficiencies on imported cassava flour be rectified at the port?

Yes, but only for the specific deficiencies permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18 November 2022 — namely per-serve RDA contribution and expiry-date information — rectified by a single non-detachable sticker affixed at a customs bonded warehouse before FSSAI inspection, without altering the original label.

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