Edible grade

Edible grade margarine, excluding liquid margarine

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1517 10 21 (Edible grade margarine) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and food-safety compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including mandatory e-Sanchit document upload before out-of-charge. Import is additionally governed by General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, restricting entry to designated food-import ports administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

What this is

HSN code

1517 10 21

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 for food and supplements (document code 0010FS) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); customs out-of-charge will not be granted until all three documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · document codes 0010FS and 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022
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. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Verify that the label complies with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and date-of-expiry information. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies 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, before visual inspection by the authorised officer.
FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · 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 a valid FSSAI Import Licence as sufficient for out-of-charge, while overlooking the concurrent e-Sanchit upload of both the Certificate of Analysis (0010FS) and the Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS). Customs officers on PGA-facilitated bills are explicitly instructed to verify all three document codes before granting out-of-charge; a missing upload — even with a current licence — will result in consignment detention, accruing demurrage and ground rent at the designated port.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1517 10 21 require BIS certification?

No, edible grade margarine falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with designated-port and labelling-compliance overlays administered by DGFT and CBIC.

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 present in e-Sanchit before the customs officer grants out-of-charge.

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

Yes, but only for the specific deficiencies permitted under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and FSSAI's rectifiable-labelling dispensation — rectification must be carried out at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, before visual inspection by the authorised officer, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022.

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