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Chemically modified edible fats and oils, inedible fat mixtures

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1518 00 11 (Edible grade chemically modified fats and oils) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirement under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory e-Sanchit document uploads before customs out-of-charge. Import is additionally governed by the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) overlay instructions, with entry restricted to designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is
HSN code
1518 00 11
Chapter
15 · Animal or vegetable fats and oils; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
Primary regulator
FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (high-risk food import regime)
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
    Obtain a valid FSSAI Import Licence before the bill of entry is filed, and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001. Additionally 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 · Certificate of Analysis document code 0010FS · Specimen Copy of Label document code 0110FS · CCR customs officer verification requirement
  2. 2
    Route the consignment only through one of the designated food-import entry points per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Verify that labelling complies with the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020; limited rectification of specified labelling deficiencies is permitted at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
    General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022
  3. 3
    Ensure that any rectifiable labelling corrections — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and expiry date — are completed before visual inspection or re-inspection by the authorised officer, and that date-of-expiry information supplied by the manufacturer is verified by the authorised officer at the port.
    CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · 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 uploading the FSSAI Import Licence alone and treating the Certificate of Analysis (0010FS) and Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS) as optional supporting documents. All three must be present in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is processed; a missing document code triggers a PGA-facilitated-bill verification hold at the proper officer level, resulting in detention, accumulating demurrage and ground rent, with no rectification pathway for the absent certificate itself — only label deficiencies carry the rectification dispensation.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 1518 00 11 require BIS certification?
No, chemically modified edible fats and oils under this tariff line fall 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 DGFT and CBIC policy overlays applying at the bill of entry.
Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this HSN?
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 the proper officer grants out-of-charge.
What labelling deficiencies can be rectified at the port, and which cannot?
Per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022, specified items — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date added by the manufacturer — may be rectified by a non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before inspection; missing PGA clearance documents such as the Certificate of Analysis are not rectifiable and will result in consignment detention.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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