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Flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits (non-mustard)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1208 90 00 (flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits, other than mustard) 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. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) labelling-rectification instructions and Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) food-import entry-point controls under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 apply as additional clearance requirements.

What this is

HSN code

1208 90 00

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 (food import regime)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Food-import 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 a valid FSSAI Import Licence and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. A specimen copy of the label (document code 0110FS) must likewise be uploaded in e-Sanchit; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in the system.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001; Specimen Label document code 0110FS; CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
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. Confirm the port of arrival is listed among the approved food-import ports; consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022; CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Where labelling deficiencies are identified at the port, rectification is permitted under the dispensation in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection. Rectification must not alter original label information and is confined to the specified parameters — per-serve RDA contribution, expiry and best-before dates (manufacturer-supplied and officer-verified).
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022; FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/APEX/2022-FSSAI; FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022

A word of counsel

The labelling-rectification dispensation is narrow and frequently misread as a general cure for non-compliant labels. Only the specific parameters enumerated in the CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 are rectifiable at port — structural or ingredient-declaration deficiencies cannot be remedied at the bonded warehouse and will result in re-export or destruction of the consignment. Importers should obtain manufacturer-certified expiry and best-before dates before dispatch, as post-shipment rectification of those fields requires the authorised officer's verification and will delay out-of-charge.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1208 90 00 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and specimen label (document code 0110FS) mandatory at the bill of entry.

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

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

Can labelling defects be corrected after the consignment arrives at the Indian port?

Only for the specific parameters listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — per-serve RDA contribution and manufacturer-certified expiry or best-before dates — by non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before officer inspection; all other labelling deficiencies cannot be rectified at port.

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