Of seeds

Natural gum and oleoresin extracts of seeds

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1301 90 41 (Of seeds — natural gums, resins and oleoresins) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and label-compliance requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) policy requires compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 governing food-import entry points, and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) instructions mandate e-Sanchit document verification before out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

1301 90 41

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 (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify this document — along with the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) — before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention pending diversion 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
Ensure label compliance with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before arrival. Permissible label rectifications — limited to per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before information supplied by the manufacturer — must be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering the original label.
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 presenting a current FSSAI Import Licence while overlooking the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000), which is independently mandatory and cannot be substituted by any FSSAI clearance. A missing or non-originating phytosanitary document triggers detention at the port regardless of FSSAI licence status; the rectifiable-labelling dispensation under the CBIC and FSSAI orders applies only to specified label particulars and does not cure a missing PGA document.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1301 90 41 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers natural gums, resins and oleoresins of seeds. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with DGFT food-import entry-point controls and CBIC e-Sanchit verification requirements.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry for this HSN?

Three documents are mandatory: the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000), per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected at the port for this product?

Only specified deficiencies are rectifiable — per-serve RDA contribution and expiry or best-before information provided by the manufacturer — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022.

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