Crude oil

Crude palm oil, unrefined edible vegetable oil

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1511 10 00 (Crude palm oil) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory e-Sanchit document upload before customs out-of-charge. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy imposes a port-of-entry restriction: import through any port in Kerala is not permitted. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) labelling-rectification instructions and General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 apply as additional clearance overlays.

What this is

HSN code

1511 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 and upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Certificate of Analysis for food and supplements (document code 0010fs), and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110fs) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify all three documents are present prior to granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence 911001; document codes 0010fs, 0110fs; CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import port as notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Import through any port in Kerala is expressly prohibited under the ITC (HS) policy for this CTI; consignments arriving at a Kerala port are liable to detention and re-export.
ITC (HS) policy condition for CTI 1511 10 00; General Note 4(D), Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022
3
Ensure label compliance with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before visual inspection. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and date of expiry — may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker prior to re-inspection, per the CBIC rectifiable-labelling dispensation.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023; CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022; FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022; FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The Kerala port prohibition is the most frequent source of detention on this tariff line: importers who select a Kerala port to minimise freight costs find the consignment legally stranded, with no in-situ rectification pathway — the only outcomes are re-export or confiscation. The prohibition is a standalone ITC (HS) policy condition independent of FSSAI clearance; holding a current FSSAI Import Licence does not override it. Confirm the discharge port against the ITC (HS) policy before the vessel is booked.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1511 10 00 require BIS certification?

No. Crude palm oil falls 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 a Kerala-port prohibition under the ITC (HS) policy administered by DGFT.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry for this HSN?

Three documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Certificate of Analysis for food and supplements (0010fs), and Specimen Copy of Label (0110fs); the proper officer will not grant out-of-charge until all three are present in e-Sanchit.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after the consignment arrives at the port?

Yes, but only within the scope of the CBIC rectifiable-labelling dispensation under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — corrections must be made at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before re-inspection, and fundamental label non-compliance beyond the listed rectifiable items cannot be cured at port.

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