H.P.S

Ground-nut seed, hand-picked selected (HPS)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1202 30 10 (H.P.S. ground-nut seed) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with import restricted under ITC (HS) policy condition no. 4 of Chapter 12 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). Consignments must enter only through the designated food-import entry points notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is

HSN code

1202 30 10

Chapter

12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
ITC (HS) policy condition declaration to DGFT

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 upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. Additionally, upload a specimen copy of the product label (document code 0110FS); out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
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 a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Confirm that the import satisfies policy condition no. 4 of Chapter 12 under the ITC (HS) Restricted-import regime; non-conformance renders the consignment liable to detention.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · ITC (HS) policy condition no. 4 of Chapter 12
3
Ensure labelling complies with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Rectifiable deficiencies — including per-serve RDA contribution and date-of-expiry information provided by the manufacturer — may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering original label information, before the authorised officer's inspection.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus 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 frequent error on this tariff line is arriving at a non-designated port with an otherwise valid FSSAI Import Licence: the port restriction under General Note 4(D) is a hard prerequisite and cannot be remedied post-arrival, leading to detention, escalating demurrage, and potential re-export. Additionally, labelling defects that fall outside the FSSAI-prescribed rectifiable categories cannot be corrected at the port and will result in consignment hold until re-inspection — importers must verify the label against FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before shipment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1202 30 10 require BIS certification?

No, ground-nut seed falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with a Restricted-import policy condition no. 4 of Chapter 12 administered by DGFT.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge for this HSN?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) are both mandatory uploads in e-Sanchit; the customs proper officer will verify these before granting out-of-charge per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port for imported HPS ground-nut seed?

Yes, but only within the specific categories permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — rectification must be done at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, before the authorised officer's inspection, without altering the original label.

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