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Solid margarine excluding liquid margarine (edible fat preparation)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1517 10 29 (solid margarine, other) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and compliance with the Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Import is permitted only through designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with DGFT policy and CBIC customs-instruction overlays applying at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

1517 10 29

Chapter

15 · Animal or vegetable fats and oils; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards (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 a valid FSSAI Import Licence and ensure it is uploaded 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); out-of-charge will not be granted until all three documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
2
Route the consignment 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 subject to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Confirm label compliance with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before shipment. Limited rectification — including per-serve RDA percentage contribution and expiry date additions — is permitted at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel, provided the original label information is not altered and the addition is made by or verified as originating from the manufacturer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022, Para 2(i) · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating a label deficiency as routinely rectifiable and omitting to pre-clear the label against FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before dispatch. The port-level rectification dispensation covers specific enumerated fields only — per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date — and does not extend to structural label non-compliance; consignments with material labelling failures face detention and re-export rather than rectification. Uploading all three e-Sanchit documents (0010FS, 0110FS, 911001) before vessel arrival eliminates the most common cause of PGA-facilitated-bill delays.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1517 10 29 require BIS certification?

No, solid margarine under this tariff line is 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 (Import) Regulations, 2017, with mandatory FSSAI Import Licence, Certificate of Analysis, and label compliance as operative requirements.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), the Certificate of Analysis for food and supplements (document code 0010FS), and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must all be uploaded in e-Sanchit; the proper officer will not grant out-of-charge until all three are verified.

Is label rectification at the port permitted for this product?

Only for the specifically enumerated fields under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus — per-serve RDA percentage contribution and expiry date additions — carried out by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at the customs bonded warehouse without altering the original label; structural labelling non-compliance is not rectifiable at port and may result in re-export.

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