Sago

Sago starch, other starches (non-cereal origin)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1108 19 10 (Sago) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and food-grade certification requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Consignments are restricted to designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) oversight at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

1108 19 10

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 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 (document code 911001) before shipment and upload it in e-Sanchit prior to filing the bill of entry. 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 · Label Specimen document code 0110FS
2
Route the consignment only through one of the designated food-import entry points mandated under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports will be detained pending diversion 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 label compliance with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before shipment. Certain labelling deficiencies — including per-serve dietary contribution data and best-before/expiry date alignment — may be rectified at customs-bonded warehouses via a non-detachable sticker affixed next to the principal display panel, but rectification must occur before visual inspection by the authorised officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · 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 relying on the rectifiable-labelling dispensation as a substitute for pre-shipment label compliance. The dispensation under Regulation 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus covers only specified deficiencies; a consignment lacking the FSSAI Import Licence or the Food Grade Certificate cannot be rectified at port and faces detention, demurrage, and potential re-export regardless of label status.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1108 19 10 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers sago or other starches under this tariff line. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 as the operative instrument at the bill-of-entry stage.

Are all three e-Sanchit documents — FSSAI Import Licence, Food Grade Certificate, and label specimen — mandatory for every consignment?

Yes. Document codes 911001, 6570FS, and 0110FS must each be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the customs proper officer grants out-of-charge; a PGA-facilitated bill that has not been routed through FSSAI for NOC is subject to the same document-verification check.

Which labelling deficiencies can be rectified at the port and which cannot?

Per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022, permissible port rectifications include per-serve dietary contribution data and best-before or expiry date additions, applied by non-detachable sticker before authorised-officer inspection; missing or fraudulent mandatory particulars, and the absence of the FSSAI Import Licence or Food Grade Certificate, are not rectifiable at port.

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