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Other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, residual category

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1207 99 90 (other oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, residual) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import ports per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and overseen by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

1207 99 90

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 (FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
ITC (HS) entry-point declaration to CBIC

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 the FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. Also upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); customs officers will verify both documents are present in e-Sanchit before granting out-of-charge.
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 through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending re-routing or confiscation.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Address any labelling deficiencies at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection or re-inspection by the FSSAI-authorised officer. Rectification is limited to permitted items under Reg. 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the CBIC/FSSAI-approved list; only non-detachable stickers affixed next to the principal display panel without altering the original label are acceptable.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this residual oil-seeds tariff line is treating the rectifiable-labelling dispensation as a post-arrival compliance cure for substantive label failures. The CBIC/FSSAI regime permits only a narrow, enumerated set of corrections — such as per-serve RDA contribution and expiry-date additions — and only where the information originates from the manufacturer itself. Consignments with structurally non-compliant labels that fall outside this enumerated list face re-export or confiscation, not a rectification window.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1207 99 90 require BIS certification?

No, this residual oil-seeds tariff line is not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with FSSAI Import Licence, labelling compliance, and designated food-import port requirements as the operative obligations.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit 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; out-of-charge will not be granted until the customs officer confirms both are present per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.

Does the clove-stem testing guidance in the CCR apply to other products under this residual HSN?

No — the clove-stem interim testing protocol (testing against horizontal safety parameters and volatile oil content at not less than 8.5 percent v/w per FSSR 2.9.6(1)) applies specifically to clove stem pending notification of a dedicated standard; other oil seeds under this residual entry are assessed under their own applicable FSSAI standards or horizontal safety parameters.

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