Edible grade

Edible-grade hydrogenated or modified vegetable fats and oils

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1516 20 31 (Edible-grade hydrogenated/modified vegetable 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 and the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Consignments must enter only through the 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 enforced by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

1516 20 31

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
Obtain the FSSAI Import Licence and ensure the following mandatory documents are uploaded in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry: Certificate of Analysis – food and supplement (document code 0010FS), Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001). No out-of-charge will be granted until all three are verified in e-Sanchit.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · document codes 0010FS, 0110FS, 911001
2
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. Import through a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure labelling conforms to the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before shipment. Where permissible labelling deficiencies exist — such as per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance or expiry date — rectification must be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse before inspection, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker without altering the original label.
FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the only clearance document and arriving at port without the Certificate of Analysis (0010FS) or a compliant label specimen (0110FS) uploaded in e-Sanchit. Customs will not grant out-of-charge until all three documents are verified in the system, and the rectifiable-labelling dispensation covers only the specific parameters listed in the CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus — a substantively non-compliant label is not rectifiable at port and will result in consignment detention.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1516 20 31 require BIS certification?

No; no BIS Quality Control Order covers edible-grade hydrogenated or modified vegetable fats and oils. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017, with DGFT-administered designated-port restrictions.

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

Three documents are mandatory: Certificate of Analysis – food and supplement (0010FS), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), and FSSAI Import Licence (911001), per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

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

Only for the specific parameters permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — including per-serve RDA percentages and expiry date — and only by affixing a non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's inspection; substantive non-compliance is not rectifiable at port.

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