Refined rapeseed oil of edible grade

Refined rapeseed oil, edible grade

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1514 19 20 (Refined rapeseed oil of edible grade) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including foreign-label compliance with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Consignments must enter only through the designated food-import ports listed under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) applying as policy overlays.

What this is

HSN code

1514 19 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
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Designated-port compliance from CBIC

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 the FSSAI Import Licence and ensure it is current before consignment dispatch. Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed; the proper officer will verify both documents before granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001; Specimen Copy of Label document code 0110FS; CCR PGA-facilitated bills instruction
2
Route the consignment only through the designated food-import entry points notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Import through a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending re-routing or confiscation.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022; CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Confirm label compliance with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before shipment. Permitted rectifications — including per-serve dietary contribution data and date-of-expiry stickering — may only be carried out at customs bonded warehouses before visual inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker affixed next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
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

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is arriving at a designated port with a valid FSSAI Import Licence but a label that does not conform to the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, on the assumption that port-level rectification is freely available. Rectification is confined to the specific items enumerated in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs — principally per-serve dietary contribution data and expiry-date stickering — and must be completed at the customs bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's inspection; a label deficiency outside those permitted categories results in consignment detention or re-export, not a simple dispensation.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1514 19 20 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers refined rapeseed oil of edible grade. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory FSSAI Import Licence, label compliance, and designated food-import port restrictions administered by CBIC and DGFT.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry for this tariff line?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) are both mandatory uploads in e-Sanchit; the proper officer will not grant out-of-charge until both are verified.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port of import?

Only the specific categories enumerated under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and modified by CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus are eligible for rectification — namely per-serve dietary contribution data and expiry-date information supplied by the manufacturer — and rectification must occur in a customs bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's visual inspection.

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