Maize (corn) starch

Maize (corn) starch, food-grade milling starch

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1108 12 00 (Maize (corn) starch) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and entry is restricted to designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the overarching import policy condition, and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) enforces document-verification obligations at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

1108 12 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 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 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 filing the bill of entry. Out-of-charge will not be granted until all three are verified by the proper officer.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
2
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the designated food-import ports listed in the ITC (HS) 2022 Annexure. Entry through a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and re-export under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Any labelling deficiencies identified at the port may be rectified at a customs-bonded warehouse before visual inspection, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, in accordance with the FSSAI rectifiable-labelling dispensation. Rectification is limited to the categories specified under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and does not cure a missing FSSAI Import Licence or Food Grade Certificate.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the rectifiable-labelling dispensation as a cure-all for documentation shortfalls. The rectification window under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs applies exclusively to specified label deficiencies — not to an absent or expired FSSAI Import Licence or a missing Food Grade Certificate. A consignment arriving without document codes 911001 or 6570FS uploaded in e-Sanchit will be detained regardless of whether labelling can be corrected at the bonded warehouse.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1108 12 00 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers maize starch. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with FSSAI Import Licence, Food Grade Certificate, and Specimen Copy of Label mandatory at the bill of entry.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for maize starch imports?

Three documents are mandatory: Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Food Grade Certificate (6570FS), and FSSAI Import Licence (911001); all must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the proper officer grants out-of-charge.

Can labelling deficiencies in an imported maize starch consignment be corrected at the port?

Yes, but only for the categories specified under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs — rectification is by a single non-detachable sticker at a customs-bonded warehouse, and the dispensation does not extend to missing PGA clearance documents.

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