Mustard oil

Crude mustard oil, unrefined rape or colza oil

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1514 91 20 (Mustard oil) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with consignments required to be routed through designated food-import entry points 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 documentation verification at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

1514 91 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 valid FSSAI Import Licence before filing the bill of entry and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001. The customs proper officer will verify this upload before granting out-of-charge; consignments lacking the licence upload will be detained at the port.
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. All three mandatory documents must be present before the proper officer grants out-of-charge.
Document codes 0010FS and 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
3
Ensure the consignment enters only through a designated food-import entry point under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Any labelling deficiencies permissible under the rectifiable-labelling regime must be corrected at a customs-bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel, before visual inspection by the authorised officer.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · 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 in e-Sanchit without simultaneously uploading both the Certificate of Analysis (0010FS) and the Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS) — all three document codes are mandatory and independently verified before out-of-charge is granted. A gap in any single document triggers detention, and the rectifiable-labelling regime covers only specific labelling deficiencies under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020; it does not excuse an absent Certificate of Analysis or a missing licence.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1514 91 20 require BIS certification?

No. Crude mustard oil falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with a mandatory FSSAI Import Licence and designated-port entry requirement.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory at the bill of entry for this HSN?

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 in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted.

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

Yes, but only within the scope of the rectifiable-labelling dispensation under FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus — rectification must be carried out at a customs-bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, before re-inspection by the authorised officer.

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