Other

Flour, meal and powder of Chapter 8 fruits and nuts

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1106 30 90 (flour, meal and powder of Chapter 8 products) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory designated food-import port compliance under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the ITC (HS) policy overlay, and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) enforces e-Sanchit document verification at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

1106 30 90

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 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 (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify that the licence, the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS), and the food grade certificate (document code 6570FS) are all uploaded before granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · e-Sanchit document codes 0110FS and 6570FS · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022
2
Route the consignment only 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 re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure labelling complies with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and expiry date alongside best-before date — may be corrected at customs-bonded warehouses by a single non-detachable sticker affixed next to the principal display panel, without altering original label information.
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

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading the FSSAI Import Licence alone and overlooking the food grade certificate (document code 6570FS) and the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) as separately required e-Sanchit uploads. A PGA-facilitated bill where any one of the three mandatory documents is absent will be held at the port without out-of-charge until all three codes are verified — labelling rectification under the CBIC/FSSAI dispensation does not substitute for the missing upload and will not unblock the OOC.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1106 30 90 require BIS certification?

No, flour and meal of Chapter 8 products fall outside 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, with ITC (HS) policy oversight by DGFT and e-Sanchit enforcement by CBIC.

What are the three mandatory documents that must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this HSN?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), the food grade certificate (document code 6570FS), and the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) must all be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge is granted.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port, and does that allow clearance without a complete FSSAI licence?

Certain labelling deficiencies — such as per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date alongside best-before date — may be rectified at customs-bonded warehouses under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022, but this dispensation applies only to label corrections and does not substitute for the mandatory FSSAI Import Licence or the food grade certificate.

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