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Other natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1301 90 49 (Other natural gums, resins and oleoresins) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and consignments must enter only through the 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-clearance overlays apply as additional requirements, including Phytosanitary Certificate compliance and the rectifiable-labelling regime.

What this is

HSN code

1301 90 49

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 a current FSSAI Import Licence and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. The Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must also be uploaded; label deficiencies permissible for port-level rectification are limited to those specified under Regulation 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the FSSAI orders of 22-05-2018 and 14-01-2019.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs 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
2
Upload the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) in e-Sanchit prior to out-of-charge. Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Where the consignment includes clove stem, apply testing against safety parameters (horizontal standards) and volatile oil content — not less than 8.5 per cent by v/w on a dry basis — per FSSR 2.9.6(1) applicable to whole cloves, pending notification of dedicated clove stem standards.
FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating all label deficiencies as rectifiable at port, when the FSSAI-CBIC regime permits only specified omissions — per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date — to be rectified by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering original label information, and only where the correction is provided by the manufacturer itself. Any other label deficiency constitutes a substantive import violation, not a rectifiable defect, and may result in consignment refusal or re-export rather than a clearance delay.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1301 90 49 require BIS certification?

No, natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins under this tariff line 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 DGFT policy controls and CBIC customs-clearance instructions as concurrent overlays.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs 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 and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022.

Is there a special testing standard for clove stem imported under this residual tariff line?

Yes. Pending notification of dedicated standards, clove stem is tested against horizontal safety parameters and a volatile oil content threshold of not less than 8.5 per cent by v/w on a dry basis — half the value for whole cloves — under FSSR 2.9.6(1), as clarified in FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022.

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