Of liquorice

Liquorice saps and extracts, vegetable origin

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1302 12 00 (Of liquorice) 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. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) customs oversight and Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy controls apply as additional clearance requirements, with consignments restricted to designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is

HSN code

1302 12 00

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
Obtain a current FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed. The proper officer will verify that this document, together with the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000), are present in e-Sanchit before granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Verify that labelling meets FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 requirements; permissible rectifications — including per-serve RDA contributions and expiry/best-before date additions — may be carried out at customs-bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker on the principal display panel before authorised officer inspection.
General Note 4(D), Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
3
Confirm that the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 (F.No. Import/TFM/APEX/2022-FSSAI) on rectifiable labelling has been reviewed and that any permissible port-level label corrections are completed before the authorised officer's visual inspection or re-inspection.
FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating a label deficiency as universally rectifiable at port and deferring correction until after arrival. Only the specific categories enumerated in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus — per-serve RDA percentages and expiry/best-before date additions, where the information is provided by the manufacturer itself — are eligible for port rectification; any other labelling shortfall results in consignment detention or rejection. The rectification must be completed at a customs-bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's inspection, not after.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1302 12 00 require BIS certification?

No, liquorice saps and extracts 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 FSSAI Import Licence, Phytosanitary Certificate, and designated food-import entry-point requirements as the operative compliance framework.

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

Three mandatory documents must be present in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge: 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 a liquorice extract consignment enter through any Indian port?

No. As a food product, import must occur only through the designated food-import entry points specified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention and re-export.

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