Imitation lard of animal origin
Imitation lard and animal-origin edible fat preparations
HSN 1517 90 30 (Imitation lard of animal origin) is subject to a Prohibited import status under the ITC (HS) import policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT); no import is permitted under this tariff line. Where a PGA-facilitated bill of entry is presented, the proper officer must verify that a Certificate of Analysis (document code 0010FS) and Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) are uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.
- Certificate of Analysis from issuing authority
- Health Certificate from AQCS
- 1Note that import of goods under HSN 1517 90 30 is Prohibited under the ITC (HS) import policy. No licence or authorisation pathway is available for standard commercial import; file the bill of entry only if a specific government exemption or PGA-facilitated NOC applies to the consignment.ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 15 — Prohibited status
- 2If the consignment is admitted under a PGA-facilitated route, upload the Certificate of Analysis for food and supplement (document code 0010FS) and the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is presented for out-of-charge. The proper officer will verify both uploads prior to releasing the consignment.ITC (HS) import policy, Chapter 15 · e-Sanchit document codes 0010FS and 6360AQ
The most common error on this tariff line is misclassifying the consignment under an adjacent edible-fat HSN in Chapter 15 to circumvent the Prohibited status. Customs officers are specifically tasked with verifying that animal-origin imitation lard is not reclassified as vegetable-origin or mixed-origin preparations under 1517 90 10 or 1517 90 90; a misdeclared consignment is liable to confiscation and monetary penalty under the Customs Act, 1962, independent of any PGA-route argument.