Hop cones, ground, powdered or in the form of pellets; lupulin

Ground, powdered or pelleted hop cones and lupulin

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1210 20 00 (ground, powdered or pelleted hop cones and lupulin) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory compliance of General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 designating permissible food-import entry points. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) apply policy overlays governing labelling rectification and port-of-entry restrictions.

What this is

HSN code

1210 20 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
Port-compliance 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 current 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 under document code 0110FS; consignments without both documents uploaded will not receive customs 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 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point compliant with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Diversion to a non-designated port exposes the consignment to detention and DGFT policy enforcement.
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 the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised officer, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel without altering the original label. Rectifiable items include per-serve RDA percentage contribution and date of expiry alongside best-before date, provided the information originates from the manufacturer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating a label deficiency as grounds for consignment hold rather than port-level rectification. FSSAI's rectifiable-labelling regime allows correction of specified deficiencies at the customs bonded warehouse before inspection — but only for the categories enumerated in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus; deficiencies outside those categories remain non-rectifiable and will result in re-export or confiscation. Confirming that the manufacturer has pre-authorised any sticker corrections avoids a separate FSSAI authorised-officer verification delay.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1210 20 00 require BIS certification?

No, ground or pelleted hop cones and lupulin are 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 and e-Sanchit document uploads as the operative requirements at the bill of entry.

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 and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies on hop cone imports be rectified at the port?

Yes, but only for the specific categories enumerated under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — including per-serve RDA percentage and expiry date alongside best-before date — by affixing a non-detachable sticker at the customs bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's inspection.

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