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Partly or wholly hydrogenated vegetable fats and oils

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1516 20 39 (Other hydrogenated or inter-esterified vegetable fats and oils) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and product-labelling requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) instruction-level oversight at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

1516 20 39

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 and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. Also upload the Certificate of Analysis (document code 0010FS) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); the proper officer will verify all three documents are present before granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · CCR mandatory document checklist · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Route the consignment only through one of the designated food-import entry points notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at a non-designated port are liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus
3
Verify label compliance with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before dispatch. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA percentages and best-before dates — may be corrected at customs-bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering the original label, and only under supervision of the authorised FSSAI officer.
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

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading the FSSAI Import Licence alone and omitting either the Certificate of Analysis (0010FS) or the Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS). Customs systems flag PGA-facilitated bills where any of the three mandatory document codes is absent, and out-of-charge is withheld until all three are present in e-Sanchit — demurrage accrues from the date of arrival, not from the date the deficiency is discovered.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1516 20 39 require BIS certification?

No, hydrogenated and inter-esterified vegetable 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 a designated food-import port restriction under General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022.

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

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

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified after the consignment arrives in India?

Yes, but only for the specific deficiencies listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021, and only at a customs-bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised officer, using a single non-detachable sticker that does not alter the original label.

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