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Castor oil fractions, other than crude or dehydrated

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1515 30 90 (castor oil and its fractions, other) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) import licensing under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including compliance with FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Consignments must be imported only through food-import entry points designated under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) policy overlays applying at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

1515 30 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 (FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017)

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
Before filing the bill of entry, ensure the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Certificate of Analysis — food and supplement (document code 0010FS), and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) are uploaded in e-Sanchit. The proper officer will verify these uploads before granting out-of-charge.
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
2
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with 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 the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Verify label compliance against the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before shipment. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and date of expiry — may be corrected at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel, without altering the original label, subject to authorised-officer verification.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating castor oil fractions destined for industrial use as exempt from the FSSAI import regime. The FSSAI licence requirement applies to the tariff line as classified — not to the declared end-use — and consignments arriving at the bill-of-entry stage without a current FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) uploaded in e-Sanchit face detention and demurrage regardless of the buyer's industrial-application claim. Labelling rectification at the bonded warehouse is a dispensation for deficiencies, not a substitute for the licence itself.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1515 30 90 require BIS certification?

No, castor oil fractions are not within 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 a mandatory FSSAI Import Licence and designated food-import entry-point restriction.

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

Three documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit: FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Certificate of Analysis — food and supplement (document code 0010FS), and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

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

Yes, but only within the scope permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 — rectification is limited to specified items such as per-serve dietary allowance data and expiry date, carried out at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a non-detachable sticker, and is subject to verification by the authorised officer.

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