Squid liver oil
Squid liver oil and fish liver oil fractions
PARTNER GOVERNMENT AGENCY CLEARANCE
HSN 1504 10 91 (Squid liver oil) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance, with a Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) required at the bill of entry. Both documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge is granted.
Chapter
15 · Animal or vegetable fats and oils; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
Primary regulator
AQCS · Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (sanitary import regime)
Customs documentation
- Sanitary Import Permit from AQCS
- Health Certificate from AQCS
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Obtain a Sanitary Import Permit from Animal Quarantine and Certification Services before the consignment departs the exporting country. Upload the permit in e-Sanchit under document code 911DF1 prior to filing the bill of entry.
AQCS sanitary import regime · document code 911DF1 per CCR
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Ensure a valid Health Certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country accompanies the consignment. Upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 6360AQ; the proper officer will verify both uploads before granting out-of-charge.
Document code 6360AQ per CCR
The most common error on this tariff line is submitting the Health Certificate without the separately issued Sanitary Import Permit, or uploading both documents only after the bill of entry is filed. AQCS-facilitated bills that reach the proper officer without both e-Sanchit uploads will be held pending verification, accruing demurrage and ground rent; neither document can substitute for the other, and a missing Sanitary Import Permit cannot be cured by a retrospective AQCS endorsement at the port.
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Speak to an Expert → Does HSN 1504 10 91 require BIS certification?
No, squid liver oil and fish liver oil fractions are outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services sanitary clearance, requiring a Sanitary Import Permit and a Health Certificate uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.
When must the Sanitary Import Permit and Health Certificate be uploaded in e-Sanchit?
Both documents — Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) — must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is presented for out-of-charge; the proper officer is required to verify the uploads prior to release.
Does the AQCS sanitary clearance requirement apply even when the consignment is routed through a PGA-facilitated bill?
Yes. For PGA-facilitated bills not routed through the PGA for NOC, the proper officer must independently verify that both mandatory documents are present in e-Sanchit before granting out-of-charge; the facilitation pathway does not waive the document-upload obligation.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: AQCS / Indian Customs CUSDATA.