Of seed quality

Sesamum seeds of seed quality

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1207 40 10 (Sesamum seeds of seed quality) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements and the Restricted-import 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 under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) labelling-compliance oversight applying at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

1207 40 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 (Restricted-import, policy condition 4 of Chapter 12)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
ITC (HS) policy 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 an FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001, together with the specimen copy of label under document code 0110FS, before filing the bill of entry. The customs proper officer will verify these uploads prior to granting out-of-charge where the bill has not been routed through the PGA for an NOC.
ITC (HS) policy condition 4 of Chapter 12 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022
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. Consignments arriving at a non-designated port are liable to detention and cannot be granted out-of-charge pending re-routing.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure all labels comply with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before arrival. Permissible rectification of specified labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA percentages and expiry date alongside best-before date — may be carried out at customs-bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering the original label, and only where the information is provided by the manufacturer itself.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs 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 single most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence upload as the only pre-clearance obligation and overlooking the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) as a separately mandatory e-Sanchit document. A missing label upload — even where the licence is current and valid — will prevent out-of-charge, triggering port detention, demurrage, and ground rent. Label rectification at the bonded warehouse is available only for the narrowly prescribed deficiencies; a substantively non-compliant label cannot be rectified post-arrival and may result in re-export or confiscation.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1207 40 10 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers sesamum seeds of seed quality. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, subject to the 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 tariff line?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) are both mandatory e-Sanchit uploads; the customs proper officer verifies both before granting out-of-charge per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

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

Only the specific deficiencies enumerated in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 — such as per-serve RDA percentages and expiry date alongside best-before date — may be rectified at a customs-bonded warehouse by the manufacturer-authorised method; substantive non-compliance with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 cannot be rectified at port and may result in re-export.

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