Of ginseng (including powder)

Ginseng vegetable saps and extracts, including powder

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1302 19 14 (Of ginseng, including powder) 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 enter through designated food-import ports per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) oversight at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

1302 19 14

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 the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) before filing the bill of entry and upload it in e-Sanchit. A Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) must also be uploaded in e-Sanchit; the proper officer will verify all three documents 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. Arrival at a non-designated port constitutes a policy violation and will result in consignment detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure labels comply with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before arrival. Limited rectification of specified labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA percentages and best-before date addition — is permitted at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, provided the original label information is not altered.
FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022, Para 2(i) · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the rectifiable-labelling dispensation as a general permission to import with incomplete labels. Rectification at the bonded warehouse is confined to the specific items listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs — per-serve RDA percentages and date information supplied by the manufacturer — and does not extend to missing mandatory declarations or non-compliant principal display panels; consignments with structural labelling non-compliance are detained, and re-export or destruction follows if the deficiency is not rectifiable within the permitted scope.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1302 19 14 require BIS certification?

No, ginseng extracts and powder 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 mandatory FSSAI Import Licence and designated-port entry requirements.

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

Three documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000); all must be uploaded before the proper officer grants out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port for ginseng extract consignments?

Only for the specific items permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 — namely per-serve RDA contribution and date information provided by the manufacturer — rectified at a customs bonded warehouse by a single non-detachable sticker without altering the original label.

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