Crude oil

Crude ground-nut oil, unrefined vegetable oil

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1508 10 00 (Crude ground-nut oil) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with food-import entry-point controls under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the import policy condition, and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) oversees customs clearance procedures including rectifiable-labelling compliance at designated ports.

What this is

HSN code

1508 10 00

Chapter

15 · Animal or vegetable fats and oils; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Certificate of Analysis from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI

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 upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The Proper Officer will verify that the licence has been uploaded prior to granting out-of-charge; consignments without a valid licence upload are detained at port.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Upload a Certificate of Analysis for food and supplements (document code 0010FS) and a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit alongside the FSSAI Import Licence. Ensure the label complies with the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and date of expiry; non-compliant labelling may be rectified at a customs-bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before inspection.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
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 renders the consignment non-compliant with FSSAI food-import entry-point controls and triggers 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

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading an FSSAI Import Licence in e-Sanchit but omitting either the Certificate of Analysis (0010FS) or the Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), which are independently mandatory document codes. All three documents must be present and linked to the bill of entry before the Proper Officer can grant out-of-charge; a missing Certificate of Analysis alone is treated as an incomplete PGA clearance, exposing the consignment to detention and demurrage at the designated port.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1508 10 00 require BIS certification?

No, crude ground-nut oil is not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. 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 document upload requirements enforced at the bill-of-entry stage.

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

Three document codes are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Certificate of Analysis for food and supplements (0010FS), and Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS); 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 on crude ground-nut oil consignments be rectified at port?

Yes, certain labelling information required under the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — including per-serve dietary allowance data and expiry date — may be rectified at customs-bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, provided rectification occurs before visual inspection by the authorised officer per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and FSSAI order dated 17-06-2022.

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