Gum Arabic

Gum Arabic, natural gum for food and industrial use

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1301 20 00 (Gum Arabic) 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 under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

1301 20 00

Chapter

13 · Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Phytosanitary Certificate from exporting country
Specimen copy of label from importer

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 upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. Also upload the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); the proper officer will verify all three before granting out-of-charge.
CCR e-Sanchit mandatory documents · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
2
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the designated food-import entry points mandated by General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Diversion to a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending re-routing 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 the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before dispatch. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA contributions and expiry-date presentation — may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, provided the manufacturer supplies the corrected information and an authorised officer verifies it.
FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading the FSSAI Import Licence but omitting the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000), which is a separate mandatory upload in e-Sanchit independent of the food-safety clearance. Absence of the Phytosanitary Certificate at the bill-of-entry stage — even when the FSSAI licence and label specimen are present — triggers detention and demurrage at the designated port, as the proper officer cannot grant out-of-charge until all three document codes are verified in e-Sanchit.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1301 20 00 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers Gum Arabic or this natural-gums product family. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory FSSAI Import Licence, Phytosanitary Certificate, and designated-port entry requirements.

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

Three document codes are mandatory: Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Phytosanitary Certificate (851000), and FSSAI Import Licence (911001); all must be present in e-Sanchit before the proper officer can grant out-of-charge.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after the consignment arrives in India?

Yes, but only within the scope permitted by CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — rectification is confined to specific items such as per-serve RDA contributions and expiry-date presentation, carried out at customs bonded warehouses by non-detachable sticker before authorised-officer inspection.

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