Tragacanth (adraganth)

Tragacanth gum, natural plant-derived gum exudate

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1301 90 17 (Tragacanth, adraganth) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with consignments also requiring Phytosanitary Certificates and compliance with designated food-import entry points. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy overlay and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) labelling-rectification instructions apply as additional clearance requirements at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

1301 90 17

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 the FSSAI Import Licence and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. Upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) in e-Sanchit; the customs proper officer will verify all three documents before granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Phytosanitary Certificate document code 851000 · Specimen Copy of Label document code 0110FS · CCR PGA facilitation instruction
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Arrivals at non-designated ports are not permitted for food consignments and will be detained 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
Verify label compliance against the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before customs inspection. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — may be corrected at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker on the principal display panel, without altering the original label, under the rectification dispensation confirmed by CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading the FSSAI Import Licence but failing to upload both the Phytosanitary Certificate (851000) and the Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS) in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry reaches the customs proper officer. A PGA-facilitated bill missing any one of the three mandatory document codes will be held for verification, triggering detention, demurrage, and ground rent — and the labelling-rectification dispensation does not cure a missing PGA clearance document; it applies only to specified labelling deficiencies on an otherwise compliant consignment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1301 90 17 require BIS certification?

No, tragacanth gum falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers natural gums or vegetable exudates. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with Phytosanitary Certificate and designated-port requirements as concurrent obligations.

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

Three documents are mandatory at the bill of entry: FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000), and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); all three must be present in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted.

Can labelling deficiencies on a tragacanth consignment be rectified at the port?

Yes, but only for the specified rectifiable items — per-serve percentage RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022; rectification must be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker without altering the original label.

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