Edible grade

Edible-grade fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1515 90 91 (Edible grade fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils) 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. Import entry points are restricted to designated ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

1515 90 91

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 ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before the bill of entry is filed. Additionally, upload the Certificate of Analysis — food and supplement (document code 0010FS) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); all three documents must be present in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge is granted.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Certificate of Analysis document code 0010FS · Specimen Copy of Label document code 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention and re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure the imported consignment's labelling complies with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Permissible rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and expiry/best-before date — may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before visual inspection, without altering original label information.
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

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is confusing permissible labelling rectification with a waiver of the pre-clearance documentation requirement. Rectification under Regulation 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the dispensation orders of 22-05-2018 and 14-01-2019 applies only to specified labelling deficiencies and must be completed at a customs bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's inspection — it does not cure a missing FSSAI Import Licence, an absent Certificate of Analysis, or an unlicensed port of entry, each of which independently grounds detention of the consignment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1515 90 91 require BIS certification?

No, edible-grade fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory FSSAI Import Licence, Certificate of Analysis, and Specimen Copy of Label uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.

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 per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after the consignment arrives at port?

Yes, but only for the specific labelling items permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI dispensation orders — rectification must be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before the authorised officer's inspection, and it does not extend to absent PGA clearance documents.

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