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Chemically modified animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils, inedible mixtures

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1518 00 29 (chemically modified animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils — inedible mixtures, other) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory e-Sanchit document uploads at the bill-of-entry stage. Designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 and rectifiable-labelling compliance under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 apply as additional clearance requirements administered by DGFT and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

1518 00 29

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

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 (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.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Certificate of Analysis code 0010FS · Specimen Copy of Label code 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point as required under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are subject to detention and DGFT-policy enforcement.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022
3
Verify label compliance against FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, including per-serve percentage contributions to recommended dietary allowance and date-of-expiry markings. Where labelling deficiencies are rectifiable, corrections must be made at a customs-bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised officer, using a single non-detachable sticker affixed next 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-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole document and overlooking that the Certificate of Analysis (0010FS) and Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS) must each be individually uploaded in e-Sanchit — a missing code against any one of the three documents is sufficient grounds for the proper officer to withhold out-of-charge. Labelling deficiencies that are in principle rectifiable cannot be corrected once visual inspection has commenced; the sticker-based rectification window closes at that point and a non-conforming consignment faces re-export or confiscation.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1518 00 29 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers chemically modified fats and oils under heading 1518. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory FSSAI Import Licence, Certificate of Analysis, and label compliance at the bill-of-entry stage.

Are all three e-Sanchit document codes — 911001, 0010FS, and 0110FS — mandatory for every consignment?

Yes. Per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023, the proper officer must verify that all three documents — FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Certificate of Analysis (0010FS), and Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS) — are uploaded in e-Sanchit before granting out-of-charge, even for PGA-facilitated bills.

What happens if the consignment arrives at a port that is not a designated food-import entry point?

Arrival at a non-designated port constitutes a breach of General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; the consignment is liable to detention, and clearance will not be granted until the appropriate designated-port condition is satisfied or the consignment is redirected.

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