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Other starches and inulin (non-potato, non-wheat, non-maize)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1108 19 90 (Other starches) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirement under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with food-import entry restricted to designated ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Restricted-import policy and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) customs-clearance overlays apply as additional requirements.

What this is

HSN code

1108 19 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 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. Customs out-of-charge will not be granted until all three documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · document codes 0110FS, 6570FS · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import port under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention and re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus
3
Ensure labelling complies with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before customs inspection. Permissible labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date — may be rectified at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel, without altering the original label, prior to re-inspection by the authorised officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023

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) as a separately required e-Sanchit upload. A bill of entry presented without all three document codes — 911001, 0110FS, and 6570FS — will not receive out-of-charge even where the FSSAI licence itself is current; the resulting detention accrues demurrage and ground rent at the port until the missing document is uploaded and verified.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1108 19 90 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order 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 an FSSAI Import Licence, Food Grade Certificate, and Specimen Copy of Label mandatory at the bill-of-entry stage.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

Three document codes are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), and Food Grade Certificate (6570FS). Customs out-of-charge is withheld until all three are verified in e-Sanchit.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after the consignment arrives at port?

Yes, but only for the specific rectifiable deficiencies enumerated under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — correction must occur at a customs bonded warehouse using a non-detachable sticker before re-inspection by the authorised officer, and the original label must not be altered.

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