GLYCEROL, CRUDE; GLYCEROL WATERS AND GLYCEROL LYES

Crude glycerol, glycerol waters and glycerol lyes

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1520 00 00 (Crude glycerol, glycerol waters and glycerol lyes) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory food-import entry-point compliance under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the applicable ITC (HS) import policy condition, and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) oversees customs clearance including rectifiable-labelling dispensations.

What this is

HSN code

1520 00 00

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 (document code 911001) prior to filing the bill of entry, and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit. The Certificate of Analysis for food and supplements (document code 0010FS) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must also be uploaded before customs out-of-charge is granted.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · document codes 0010FS and 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point compliant with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention pending re-routing.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure labels comply with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before arrival. Where permitted labelling deficiencies exist, rectification must be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label, per the CBIC-FSSAI rectifiable-labelling dispensation.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023

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 and Specimen Copy of Label as supplementary rather than mandatory documents — all three carry separate e-Sanchit document codes (911001, 0010FS, 0110FS) and the proper officer is required to verify each before issuing out-of-charge. A missing or expired Certificate of Analysis is treated as an independent clearance failure and will result in detention, not a rectifiable deficiency.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1520 00 00 require BIS certification?

No, crude glycerol and glycerol waters 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 mandatory FSSAI Import Licence, Certificate of Analysis, and label compliance at designated food-import entry points.

Are all three e-Sanchit documents — 911001, 0010FS, and 0110FS — individually mandatory at the bill of entry?

Yes. The FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Certificate of Analysis for food and supplements (0010FS), and Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS) must each be separately uploaded in e-Sanchit; the proper officer verifies all three before granting out-of-charge.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified after the consignment arrives at the designated port?

Yes, but only within the narrow scope of the CBIC-FSSAI rectifiable-labelling dispensation under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI order dated 17-06-2022: rectification must occur at a customs bonded warehouse before inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker, and the information must be provided by the manufacturer itself.

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