Babassu oil

Crude babassu oil, palm kernel and coconut family crude oils

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1513 21 20 (Crude Babassu oil) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Consignments must be routed through designated food-import entry points per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and enforced by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

1513 21 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 (FSS Import Regulations, 2017)

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 ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. The Certificate of Analysis (food and supplement, document code 0010FS) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must also be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence · Document codes 911001, 0010FS, 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Route the consignment only through designated food-import entry points as required under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Confirm compliance with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before dispatch; permitted rectification of specified labelling deficiencies may be carried out at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
General Note 4(D), ITC (HS) Schedule I, 2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI

A word of counsel

The labelling-rectification dispensation under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order of 18 November 2022 is narrowly defined: only the specific fields listed — per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date where provided by the manufacturer — may be rectified at port by sticker, and only before visual or re-inspection by the authorised officer. Treating this dispensation as a general licence to correct any labelling deficiency results in consignment detention and potential re-export; full label compliance at origin remains the operative standard for all other information fields under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1513 21 20 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers crude babassu oil or 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 as the operative requirements at the bill of entry.

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

Three documents are mandatory: the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), the Certificate of Analysis for food and supplements (document code 0010FS), and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), per the customs out-of-charge verification framework under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.

Are all food-import entry points valid for clearing crude babassu oil?

No. Import must be routed through the designated food-import entry points specified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; consignments arriving at a non-designated port are liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.

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