Edible wax for waxing fresh fruits and vegetables

Edible vegetable wax for coating fresh fruits and vegetables

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1521 10 11 (Edible wax for waxing fresh fruits and vegetables) 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, including the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the ITC (HS) food-import entry-point restriction under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) oversight applies at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

1521 10 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 (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
Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), the Certificate of Analysis for food and supplement (document code 0010FS), and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed. The Proper Officer will verify these three documents are present before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No. Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
2
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention pending redirection or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022
3
Where labelling deficiencies exist — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance or date of expiry — rectification may be carried out at customs-bonded warehouses before visual inspection, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label. Rectification is subject to authorised-officer verification per Regulation 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus 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 conflating the rectifiable-labelling dispensation with a general labelling waiver. Rectification at the bonded warehouse applies only to specific defined deficiencies — per-serve RDA contribution and expiry-date presentation — and must be carried out before visual inspection by the authorised officer; a consignment presented for inspection with an uncorrected non-rectifiable label deficiency faces re-export or confiscation, not a further opportunity to remedy.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1521 10 11 require BIS certification?

No, edible vegetable wax for fruit and vegetable coating falls 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 the FSSAI Import Licence, Certificate of Analysis, and label-compliance requirements applying at the bill of entry.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

Three documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Certificate of Analysis for food and supplement (0010FS), and Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS); all must be uploaded before out-of-charge is granted, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.

Can labelling defects on imported edible wax consignments be corrected at the port?

Only specific deficiencies are rectifiable — per-serve RDA percentage contribution and date-of-expiry presentation — and rectification must be completed at the customs-bonded warehouse before visual inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker affixed next to the principal display panel, as permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022.

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