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Natural gums, resins and oleoresins of roots

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1301 90 46 (natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins of roots) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with consignments restricted to designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) policy controls and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) customs overlay apply as additional clearance requirements.

What this is
HSN code
1301 90 46
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. 1
    Obtain a current FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify this upload and will not issue out-of-charge until the licence is on record.
    FSSAI Import Licence · document code 911001 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
  2. 2
    Upload in e-Sanchit the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) from the competent authority of the exporting country and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS). Both documents must be present before out-of-charge; absence of either triggers consignment detention.
    Document codes 851000 and 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
  3. 3
    Route the consignment only through designated food-import entry points as notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Any labelling deficiencies permissible for rectification must be corrected at a customs-bonded warehouse before visual inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker applied next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
    General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No. Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the rectifiable-labelling dispensation as a general reprieve for non-compliant labels. Rectification is limited to the specific information items enumerated in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus — namely per-serve percentage RDA contribution and date of expiry alongside best-before date — and must be carried out at a customs-bonded warehouse before inspection, not after detention. A missing FSSAI Import Licence or absent Phytosanitary Certificate is not a rectifiable deficiency and will result in consignment detention pending full compliance.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 1301 90 46 require BIS certification?
No, natural gums, resins and oleoresins of roots fall outside 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 a Phytosanitary Certificate requirement and the designated food-import entry-point restriction under General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022.
Are all food-import entry points valid for this consignment, or is routing restricted?
Routing is restricted to the designated food-import entry points listed under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and re-export.
What labelling deficiencies may be rectified at the port, and what cannot?
Per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022, only per-serve percentage RDA contribution and date of expiry alongside best-before date (where provided by the manufacturer) may be rectified at the customs-bonded warehouse; a missing FSSAI Import Licence or Phytosanitary Certificate is not a labelling deficiency and cannot be rectified in this manner.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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