Rapeseed oil

Crude rapeseed oil, colza oil fractions

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1514 91 90 (Rapeseed oil) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and food-safety clearance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

1514 91 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 (food import regime)

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 the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) before filing the bill of entry. Upload the licence in e-Sanchit along with the Certificate of Analysis for food and supplements (document code 0010FS) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); out-of-charge will not be granted until all three documents are present in e-Sanchit.
FSSAI Import Licence 911001 · document codes 0010FS and 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the designated food-import entry points mandated under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Arrival at a 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 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Where labelling deficiencies are identified at the port, rectification is limited to the categories permitted under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and FSSAI orders dated 22-05-2018 and 14-01-2019. Rectification must be carried out in a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus 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 non-designated port on the assumption that any major customs station will process a food-oil consignment. A misrouted consignment cannot be cleared at the non-designated port and faces detention, accruing demurrage and ground rent, until either re-routed to a designated food-import entry point or re-exported — the rectifiable-labelling dispensation does not cure a port-restriction breach.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1514 91 90 require BIS certification?

No, crude rapeseed oil falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers 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.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted?

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); all three must be present in e-Sanchit prior to the proper officer granting out-of-charge.

Can labelling defects on imported rapeseed oil be corrected at the port?

Yes, but only for the categories specified under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and the FSSAI dispensation orders — rectification must occur in a customs bonded warehouse using a single non-detachable sticker, and the manufacturer must themselves provide any corrected expiry or date-of-best-before information.

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