Locust beans (carob)

Locust beans (carob) for human consumption

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1212 92 00 (Locust beans / carob) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory e-Sanchit upload of the licence and a specimen copy of the label before out-of-charge. Import is additionally governed by General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), restricting entry to designated food-import ports.

What this is

HSN code

1212 92 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 port 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 an FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. Simultaneously upload the specimen copy of the label under document code 0110FS; the proper officer will verify both uploads prior to granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point as required under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Arrival at a non-designated port constitutes a policy non-compliance and the consignment is liable to detention pending rectification or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure labelling complies with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, including per-serve RDA percentage contributions and expiry/best-before dating. Where permissible labelling deficiencies exist, rectification must be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/APEX/2022-FSSAI · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence upload as the sole clearance requirement and overlooking the specimen-copy-of-label obligation. A bill of entry routed through the PGA-facilitated channel without document code 0110FS uploaded in e-Sanchit will be held at the port, attracting demurrage and ground rent, even where the FSSAI licence itself is current and valid. Labelling rectification at the customs bonded warehouse is permitted within defined limits, but the rectification window does not excuse the failure to upload the specimen label at the time of filing.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1212 92 00 require BIS certification?

No, locust beans (carob) fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. 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 as the operative clearance framework.

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) are both mandatory and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the proper officer grants out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after the consignment arrives at the port?

Yes, but only within the permissible categories defined under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 — rectification must occur at a customs bonded warehouse before inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker that does not alter the original label information.

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