Hop cones, neither ground nor powdered nor in the form of pellets

Dried hop cones, unground and not pelleted

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1210 10 00 (Hop cones, neither ground nor powdered nor in the form of pellets) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) import licensing under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory e-Sanchit document upload before customs out-of-charge. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) policy requires compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 governing designated food-import entry points, and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) rectifiable-labelling instructions apply at the port.

What this is

HSN code

1210 10 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

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 the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit alongside the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) before filing the bill of entry. The customs proper officer will verify both documents are present in e-Sanchit before granting out-of-charge.
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 an undesignated 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 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Where label deficiencies exist, rectification must be carried out at a customs-bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised officer, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering original label information. Per-serve RDA contribution and expiry-date additions are permissible only if supplied by the manufacturer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is attempting label rectification after the consignment has already been presented for visual inspection. CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs requires the sticker-affixing exercise to be completed before the authorised officer's inspection — not during or after — and rectification carried out after inspection is treated as a labelling violation under the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017, which can trigger re-export or destruction of the consignment rather than the administrative dispensation available pre-inspection.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1210 10 00 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers hop cones. 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 label-compliance requirements applying at the designated food-import entry point.

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) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit; the customs proper officer will verify their presence before granting out-of-charge per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can all labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port for hop-cone consignments?

Only the specific categories permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI orders dated 18-11-2022 — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry-date additions supplied by the manufacturer — may be rectified; rectification must occur at a customs-bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's inspection, and other labelling deficiencies may require re-export.

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