Not roasted

Unroasted malt for food and brewing applications

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1107 10 00 (Not roasted malt) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including mandatory e-Sanchit upload of the FSSAI licence, specimen label copy, and food grade certificate. Import entry points are governed by General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, 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

1107 10 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
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Food grade certificate 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 an FSSAI Import Licence and ensure that the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS) are all uploaded in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify these uploads prior to granting out-of-charge.
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 food-import entry points compliant with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention and do not qualify for out-of-charge.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022
3
Ensure labelling complies with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and expiry/best-before date. Permissible rectification of labelling deficiencies must be carried out at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker without altering the original label, per the dispensation under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that a current FSSAI Import Licence alone is sufficient for out-of-charge. The proper officer is required to independently verify that all three document codes — 911001 (FSSAI Import Licence), 0110FS (Specimen Copy of Label), and 6570FS (Food Grade Certificate) — are uploaded in e-Sanchit; a missing food grade certificate is treated as an incomplete PGA clearance, triggering detention and demurrage even where the licence itself is valid. Labelling rectification at the warehouse is a dispensation, not a right, and is unavailable if the original label is structurally non-compliant.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1107 10 00 require BIS certification?

No. Unroasted malt is not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with entry-point restrictions administered by DGFT under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

Are all three e-Sanchit document codes mandatory at the bill of entry for unroasted malt?

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 out-of-charge is granted, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022.

Can labelling defects on imported malt consignments be rectified at the port?

Yes, but within strict limits: rectification must occur at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker that supplements — and does not overwrite — the original label, in accordance with the dispensation under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022.

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