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Edible fat and oil mixtures, preparations (other than heading 1516)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1517 90 90 (other edible mixtures or preparations of fats and oils) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017. Consignments must pass through designated food-import entry points per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) instruction-level overlays on rectifiable labelling.

What this is

HSN code

1517 90 90

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 the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) prior to filing the bill of entry and upload it in e-Sanchit. Also upload the Certificate of Analysis — food and supplement (document code 0010FS) and the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS); the proper officer will verify all three before granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Regulations · e-Sanchit document codes 911001, 0010FS, 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending redirection to an authorised entry point.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Address any labelling deficiencies at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer. Permitted rectification — including per-serve dietary contribution disclosures and expiry date additions — must be applied via a single non-detachable sticker placed next to the principal display panel without altering original label information, as specified under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · 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 arriving at port with labelling that omits per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowances or is missing the date of expiry alongside the best-before date — both are now rectifiable only under the specific conditions in CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus, and rectification must be completed before re-inspection, not after. Note also that the prior AGMARK certification requirement for blended edible vegetable oils has been withdrawn and kept in abeyance per the FSSAI advisory dated 18-08-2022; importers who continue to present AGMARK certificates as primary compliance evidence are misreading the current regime.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1517 90 90 require BIS certification?

No, edible fat and oil preparations under this tariff line 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 (Import) Regulations, 2017, with DGFT entry-point controls and CBIC labelling-instruction overlays.

Is the AGMARK certification still required for blended edible vegetable oils under this HSN?

No. The FSSAI advisory issued vide F.No.TIC-20012/2/2021-Imports-FSSAI dated 18-08-2022 withdrew and kept in abeyance the prior AGMARK certification requirement for blended edible vegetable oils and imported food consignments until further orders.

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

Yes, but only within the scope and procedure defined in CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023: rectification must occur at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised officer, using a single non-detachable sticker, and the manufacturer itself must provide any added expiry-date information.

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