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Of leaves

Natural gums, resins and oleoresins of leaves

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1301 90 43 (Of leaves) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including foreign-labelling compliance under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import entry points per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) customs overlay applying at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is
HSN code
1301 90 43
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 exporter
  • 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. 1
    Obtain the FSSAI Import Licence before filing the bill of entry and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001. Also upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000); the proper officer will verify all three are present 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 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
  2. 2
    Ensure the consignment enters through a designated food-import entry point per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Labelling deficiencies permissible for port rectification include per-serve RDA percentages and expiry/best-before dates, carried out by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
    CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022
  3. 3
    Where the consignment includes clove stem, apply volatile oil content testing at not less than 8.5 percent by v/w on a dry basis (half the value for whole cloves) against FSSR 2.9.6(1) horizontal safety parameters until dedicated clove-stem standards are notified by FSSAI.
    FSSAI order dated 17-06-2022 (Order No. 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021) · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating FSSAI label rectification as an unconditional port-side remedy. Rectification at a customs bonded warehouse is permitted only for the specific deficiencies enumerated in the CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022; a label deficiency outside those enumerated categories — or a missing FSSAI Import Licence — will not be remedied by a sticker and exposes the consignment to re-inspection, detention, and potential re-export or confiscation.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 1301 90 43 require BIS certification?
No, natural gums, resins and oleoresins of leaves 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 designated food-import entry-point restrictions under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.
Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge 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 rectified at the port for this consignment?
Only the specific deficiencies listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 are eligible for port rectification — per-serve RDA data and expiry/best-before information — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before authorised-officer inspection.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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