Edible grade

Chemically modified edible fats and oils, inedible fat mixtures

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1518 00 21 (edible-grade chemically modified fats and oils) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and label-compliance requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Import entry is restricted to designated food-import ports under 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) oversight at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

1518 00 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 and FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Certificate of Analysis from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from importer

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 and upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), a Certificate of Analysis for food and supplements (document code 0010FS), and a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. Customs 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-Customs dated 28-06-2022
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import port listed in the ITC (HS) 2022 General Note 4(D) Annexure. Arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and prevents FSSAI NOC issuance regardless of document completeness.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022
3
Ensure labelling complies with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Permitted rectification of specified labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — may be carried out at customs bonded warehouses before visual inspection, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
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

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the rectifiable-labelling dispensation as a broad licence to ship non-compliant labels. The dispensation is narrow: only the specific fields listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs — per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — may be rectified at port, and only by the manufacturer's own declaration on a non-detachable sticker. Labels missing mandatory FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 information beyond these fields are not rectifiable at port and attract consignment detention pending re-export or destruction.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1518 00 21 require BIS certification?

No, chemically modified edible fats and oils of this tariff line fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with port-entry restrictions under General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory at the bill of entry for HSN 1518 00 21?

Three documents must be uploaded: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Certificate of Analysis for food and supplements (0010FS), and Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS). Out-of-charge is withheld until the proper officer confirms all three are present in e-Sanchit.

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

Only the specific deficiencies permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — namely per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — may be rectified at a customs bonded warehouse; all other label deficiencies are non-rectifiable at port and risk consignment detention or re-export.

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