Niger seed

Niger seed, other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1207 99 30 (Niger 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. The tariff line is governed by General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), restricting food import entry to designated ports. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) instructions on rectifiable labelling apply at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

1207 99 30

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) entry-point 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 before filing the bill of entry. Upload the specimen copy of label under document code 0110FS concurrently; both documents must be present before customs out-of-charge is granted.
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 through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Import through a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022
3
Where labelling deficiencies are identified at the port, rectification must occur at a customs-bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer. Rectification is limited to the permitted particulars under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and must be applied by a single non-detachable sticker without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating labelling rectification as a blanket remedy for non-compliant food import documentation. Rectification under the CBIC and FSSAI dispensation applies only to the specific particulars enumerated in FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — per-serve RDA contributions, expiry dates supplied by the manufacturer — and must be completed before FSSAI re-inspection at the bonded warehouse; a missing FSSAI Import Licence or specimen label upload in e-Sanchit is not a rectifiable deficiency and will result in consignment detention.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1207 99 30 require BIS certification?

No, niger seed falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers oil seeds. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with FSSAI Import Licence and labelling compliance as the operative clearance requirements.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry for niger seed imports?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies on imported niger seed consignments be rectified at the port?

Yes, but only for the specific particulars permitted under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — including per-serve RDA contributions and manufacturer-supplied expiry dates — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at a customs-bonded warehouse before FSSAI inspection, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022.

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