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Other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils, unrefined

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1515 29 90 (other fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and consignments must enter through designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) policy controls and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) customs overlay apply as additional clearance requirements at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

1515 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 and upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), a Certificate of Analysis for food and supplement (document code 0010FS), and a specimen copy of the label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. Customs out-of-charge will not be granted until all three documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
FSSAI Import Licence (911001); Certificate of Analysis (0010FS); Specimen copy of label (0110FS) — CCR customs officer verification note
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import port under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at a non-designated port are liable to detention and may not be cleared by the proper officer regardless of the completeness of FSSAI documentation.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure label compliance with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before out-of-charge. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve dietary reference values and expiry/best-before date alignment — may be remedied at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering the original label, as permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No. Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating a facially complete FSSAI Import Licence as sufficient for out-of-charge when the Certificate of Analysis (document code 0010FS) has not been uploaded in e-Sanchit. The proper officer is explicitly directed to verify all three document codes — 911001, 0010FS, and 0110FS — before granting out-of-charge; a missing Certificate of Analysis alone will trigger detention, demurrage, and ground rent regardless of the licence status.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1515 29 90 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils under this tariff line. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with DGFT policy controls and CBIC customs overlay at the bill-of-entry stage.

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

Three documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Certificate of Analysis for food and supplement (0010FS), and specimen copy of label (0110FS); all must be uploaded before customs out-of-charge is granted.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port for this product?

Yes, but only for the specific categories of rectifiable labelling information permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus — including per-serve dietary reference values and expiry date alignment — by affixing a non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before inspection; missing or non-compliant structural label information is not rectifiable under this dispensation.

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