Of flowers

Natural gums, resins and oleoresins of flowers

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1301 90 45 (Of flowers) 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 also comply with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 restricting food imports to designated entry points, with Phyto Sanitary Certificate documentation and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) rectifiable-labelling oversight applying as concurrent requirements.

What this is

HSN code

1301 90 45

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSS Import Regulations, 2017)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Phyto Sanitary Certificate from exporting country
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI

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 the mandatory documents — Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), Phyto Sanitary Certificate (document code 851000), and FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) — are uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is assessed. The customs proper officer will verify these uploads before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
2
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Confirm the port of import is on the notified food-entry-point list before vessel departure; arrival at a non-designated port will trigger detention.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of 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 shipment. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and expiry/best-before date information — may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, provided the manufacturer supplies the correcting information and an authorised officer verifies it.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole pre-shipment obligation and overlooking the Phyto Sanitary Certificate (document code 851000), which is a distinct mandatory upload in e-Sanchit. A consignment arriving with a valid FSSAI licence but a missing or expired Phyto Sanitary Certificate will be held at the port for re-inspection; the rectifiable-labelling dispensation under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs applies only to labelling defects, not to absent PGA clearance documents.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1301 90 45 require BIS certification?

No, natural gums and oleoresins of flowers 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, Phyto Sanitary Certificate, and designated food-import-port requirements applying at the bill of entry.

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

Three documents are mandatory: Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Phyto Sanitary Certificate (851000), and FSSAI Import Licence (911001). All three must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port for consignments under this HSN?

Yes, but only the specific deficiencies enumerated in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs — such as per-serve dietary allowance percentages and expiry date information — may be rectified by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before authorised-officer inspection; the manufacturer must supply the correcting information.

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