Fixed vegetable oils, namely the following: neem seed oil, karanj oil, silk cotton seed oil, khakhon oil, water melon oil, kusum oil, rubber seed oil, dhup oil, undi oil, maroti oil, pisa oil, nahar oil

Fixed vegetable oils (neem, karanj, kusum, rubber seed)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1515 90 20 covers twelve named fixed vegetable oils — including neem seed, karanj, silk cotton seed, and rubber seed oil — and is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) policy mandates compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, restricting import to designated food-import entry points.

What this is

HSN code

1515 90 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 current FSSAI Import Licence before shipment and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 at the bill-of-entry stage. The customs proper officer will verify this upload before granting out-of-charge; consignments without a valid licence on record in e-Sanchit face detention at the port of import.
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 prior to filing the bill of entry. Label deficiencies that fall within the rectifiable categories under the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 may be corrected at customs-bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before visual inspection.
Document codes 0010FS and 0110FS · 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
3
Route the consignment through one of the designated food-import entry points in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Import through a non-designated port is a direct ITC (HS) policy violation regardless of the validity of the FSSAI Import Licence.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is confusing the rectifiable-labelling dispensation with a general exemption from pre-clearance label compliance. Rectification under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 is available only for specific enumerated deficiencies — such as per-serve percentage dietary contribution and date of expiry alongside best-before date — and only when the corrected information originates from the manufacturer itself and is verified by the authorised officer. Arriving at port with a label that omits non-rectifiable mandatory particulars results in consignment rejection, not a rectification opportunity.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1515 90 20 require BIS certification?

No, fixed vegetable oils in this tariff line are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. 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 document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

Three documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (code 911001), Certificate of Analysis — food and supplement (code 0010FS), and Specimen Copy of Label (code 0110FS); all must be uploaded before the customs proper officer grants out-of-charge.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port rather than pre-shipment?

Only specific deficiencies enumerated in the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — including per-serve dietary contribution and expiry date alongside best-before date — may be rectified at customs-bonded warehouses by a non-detachable sticker, provided the correction is supplied by the manufacturer and verified by the authorised officer.

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