Safflower oil, edible grade

Safflower oil, edible grade, refined or unrefined

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1512 19 30 (Safflower oil, edible grade) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and pre-clearance document verification under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Consignments must enter through designated food-import ports in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, as administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and enforced at the border by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

1512 19 30

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 and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify this upload on PGA-facilitated bills prior to granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence · document code 911001 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022
2
Upload the Certificate of Analysis for food and supplements (document code 0010FS) and a specimen copy of the label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage. Label information must conform to FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020; permissible rectifications may be carried out at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
Document codes 0010FS and 0110FS · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the designated food-import entry points listed under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Import through any non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
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 uploading the FSSAI Import Licence but omitting one or both of the supporting e-Sanchit documents — Certificate of Analysis (0010FS) and specimen label (0110FS) — on the assumption that the licence alone suffices for out-of-charge. All three documents must be present in e-Sanchit simultaneously; a missing Certificate of Analysis will result in consignment detention irrespective of the licence's current validity. Label deficiencies allowable under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus must be rectified in bonded custody before visual inspection, not after.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1512 19 30 require BIS certification?

No, edible-grade safflower 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 port-of-entry restrictions under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

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

Three documents 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.

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

Yes, but only within the scope of FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and the dispensation in CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023; rectification must be completed in a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised officer, using a single non-detachable sticker that does not alter the original label.

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