Safflower seed oil (kardi seed oil)

Crude safflower seed oil, kardi seed oil

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1512 11 20 (Safflower seed oil — kardi seed oil) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and food-safety clearance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Consignments must enter through designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

1512 11 20

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 ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed. The proper officer will verify the mandatory document upload prior to granting out-of-charge; consignments lacking this upload are detained at port.
Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 · FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001
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 at the bill of entry stage. Label deficiencies permissible for port rectification under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 must be remediated at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before visual inspection by the authorised officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs 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 only through one of the designated food-import entry points notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and re-export without FSSAI clearance.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 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 valid FSSAI Import Licence as covering label compliance as well. The rectifiable-labelling dispensation under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 is conditional: only the specific fields listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs may be rectified at port, and only by the manufacturer's own annotation on a non-detachable sticker; a missing FSSAI Import Licence upload or a Certificate of Analysis gap cannot be rectified post-arrival and will result in consignment detention.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1512 11 20 require BIS certification?

No, crude safflower seed 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 FSSAI Import Licence, Certificate of Analysis, and label-compliance requirements mandatory at the bill of entry.

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

Three documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Certificate of Analysis for food and supplements (document code 0010FS), and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); all must be uploaded before out-of-charge is granted.

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

Only the specific labelling fields listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date where provided by the manufacturer — may be rectified at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, verified by the authorised FSSAI officer before release.

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