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Edible grade hydrogenated or inter-esterified vegetable fats and oils

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1516 20 91 (edible-grade hydrogenated or inter-esterified vegetable fats and oils) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and consignments must enter through designated food-import ports per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the ITC (HS) import policy, and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) applies procedural customs overlays at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is
HSN code
1516 20 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. 1
    Secure 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 a specimen copy of the label (document code 0110FS); the customs proper officer will verify all three before granting out-of-charge.
    FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Certificate of Analysis 0010FS · Specimen label 0110FS · CCR PGA-facilitation instruction
  2. 2
    Route the consignment through one of the designated food-import entry points. Labelling deficiencies identified at the port may be rectified at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering the original label, in accordance with CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020.
    General Note 4(D) of Schedule I ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022
  3. 3
    Apply the rectifiable-labelling procedure strictly: per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and date-of-expiry information may be added by sticker at the bonded warehouse, but only where the manufacturer has provided the underlying data and an authorised officer or representative verifies it before visual inspection or re-inspection.
    CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence upload as sufficient and overlooking the concurrent requirement to upload both the Certificate of Analysis (0010FS) and the specimen label (0110FS) in e-Sanchit. A bill of entry presented with only the licence is flagged for PGA routing, attracting detention and demurrage while the missing documents are sourced; label rectification at the bonded warehouse does not cure an absent Certificate of Analysis.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 1516 20 91 require BIS certification?
No, edible-grade hydrogenated vegetable fats and oils fall outside 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 CBIC and DGFT policy overlays at the bill-of-entry stage.
Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?
Three documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Certificate of Analysis for food and supplements (0010FS), and specimen copy of label (0110FS); all must be uploaded before customs out-of-charge.
Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after the consignment arrives in India?
Yes, but only within the rectifiable-labelling dispensation under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022: corrections must be made at a customs bonded warehouse before inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker that does not alter the original label, and the manufacturer must have supplied the corrected data.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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