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Vegetable waxes other than carnauba and candelilla

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1521 10 90 (Other vegetable waxes) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and food-safety clearance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with consignments permitted only through designated food-import entry points 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 conditions, and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) enforces e-Sanchit document-upload requirements at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

1521 10 90

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 current FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The Proper Officer will verify this document, along with the Certificate of Analysis for food and supplement (document code 0010FS) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
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. Ensure labelling complies with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020; permissible rectifications — including per-serve RDA contribution and date of expiry — must be carried out at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before inspection, without altering the original label.
General Note 4(D), Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading the FSSAI Import Licence in e-Sanchit but omitting either the Certificate of Analysis (0010FS) or the Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), both of which are independently mandatory for out-of-charge. A consignment cleared of FSSAI licence scrutiny but missing either supporting document remains detained until all three codes are present in e-Sanchit; the rectifiable-labelling dispensation under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus applies only to specified label-content deficiencies, not to the absence of a mandatory e-Sanchit upload.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1521 10 90 require BIS certification?

No, vegetable waxes under this tariff line are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with FSSAI Import Licence, Certificate of Analysis, and Specimen Copy of Label required as mandatory e-Sanchit uploads 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 supplement (0010FS), and Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS); all must be present in e-Sanchit before the Proper Officer grants out-of-charge per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.

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

Yes, but only for the specific label-content items listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — such as per-serve RDA contribution and date of expiry — and only by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before inspection, without altering the original label.

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