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Sesame oil and its fractions, other refined grades

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1515 50 99 (sesame oil and its fractions — other) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory e-Sanchit upload of a Certificate of Analysis and a Specimen Copy of Label. Import entry is restricted to 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

1515 50 99

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 and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. The customs proper officer will verify this upload on PGA-facilitated bills prior to granting out-of-charge; absence of the licence results in consignment detention.
FSSAI Import Licence · document code 911001 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Upload the Certificate of Analysis — food and supplement (document code 0010FS) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage. Labels must comply with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020; permissible labelling deficiencies may be rectified at customs-bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker without altering the original label.
Document codes 0010FS and 0110FS · 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
3
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import port in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Arrival at a non-designated port exposes the consignment to re-export or seizure under FSSAI import enforcement provisions.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023

A word of counsel

The labelling-rectification dispensation under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI order dated 17-06-2022 covers specific information fields — per-serve RDA percentages, expiry and best-before dates — and requires that corrections be made by the manufacturer itself and verified by the authorised officer before visual inspection; it does not extend to missing PGA clearance documents. Importers who treat the rectification window as a general reprieve for non-compliant labels risk consignment re-inspection or detention, and the rectification must occur at a customs-bonded warehouse prior to any release.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1515 50 99 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers sesame oil or its fractions. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, requiring an FSSAI Import Licence, a Certificate of Analysis, and a Specimen Copy of Label uploaded in e-Sanchit.

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

Three documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Certificate of Analysis — food and supplement (document code 0010FS), and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), all to be uploaded before out-of-charge per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

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

Yes, but only for the specific fields permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI order dated 17-06-2022 — such as per-serve RDA percentages and expiry dates — and rectification must be carried out at the customs-bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before visual inspection by the authorised officer.

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