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Palm kernel, babassu oil fractions, other refined vegetable oils

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1513 29 90 covers other fractions of palm kernel or babassu oil and is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory designated food-import port compliance under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the ITC (HS) import policy, and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) enforces customs-level document verification at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

1513 29 90

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) before filing the bill of entry and upload it in e-Sanchit. The proper officer will verify this document prior to out-of-charge, and consignments lacking a valid uploaded licence will be detained.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Upload the Certificate of Analysis for food and supplements (document code 0010FS) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage. All three mandatory documents — 911001, 0010FS, and 0110FS — must be present before the proper officer grants out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
3
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point compliant with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Labelling deficiencies permissible for rectification at port must be corrected at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering original label information, before visual inspection by the authorised officer.
General Note 4(D), ITC (HS) Schedule I · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is treating rectifiable labelling deficiencies as an unlimited reprieve — the dispensation under Regulation 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the FSSAI orders of 22-05-2018 and 14-01-2019 covers only the specific items enumerated in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs, and the rectification must be completed at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection, not after. Consignments arriving at a non-designated food-import port cannot avail the rectification facility at all, and FSSAI NOC clearance remains a precondition to any labelling rectification process.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1513 29 90 require BIS certification?

No, refined or fractionated palm kernel and babassu oils are 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 FSSAI Import Licence, Certificate of Analysis, and Specimen Copy of Label 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 (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 be rectified at the port of import for this HSN?

Yes, but only for the specific labelling items enumerated in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI orders under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI, and only at a customs bonded warehouse by non-detachable sticker before visual re-inspection — missing mandatory PGA clearances cannot be substituted through the labelling-rectification facility.

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