Shellac wax whether or not coloured

Shellac wax, insect wax, whether or not coloured

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1521 90 20 (Shellac wax whether or not coloured) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with entry restricted to designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the Restricted-import policy condition, and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) applies labelling-rectification oversight as an additional clearance layer.

What this is

HSN code

1521 90 20

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 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 a valid FSSAI Import Licence and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. The Certificate of Analysis (food and supplement, document code 0010FS) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must also be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) · Certificate of Analysis (0010FS) · Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS) · CCR mandatory-documents list
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point as mandated by General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention and cannot be cleared pending re-routing.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure label compliance with the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before arrival. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA percentage contributions and expiry date placement — may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, subject to authorised-officer verification, in accordance with the CBIC and FSSAI rectifiable-labelling dispensation.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence upload as the sole pre-clearance obligation and arriving at port with incomplete e-Sanchit documentation. The Certificate of Analysis (0010FS) and the Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS) are independently mandatory; a missing either of these two documents — even with a current Import Licence — triggers detention at the designated food-import port and bars customs out-of-charge until all three document codes are present in e-Sanchit.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1521 90 20 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers shellac wax or insect waxes under this tariff line. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with DGFT administering the applicable ITC (HS) policy condition and designated food-import port restriction.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge?

Three documents are mandatory: the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), the Certificate of Analysis — food and supplement (document code 0010FS), and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); all must be present in e-Sanchit before the proper officer grants out-of-charge.

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

Yes, within the limits of the FSSAI and CBIC rectifiable-labelling dispensation: specified deficiencies such as per-serve RDA percentages and expiry-date placement may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, verified by the authorised officer, but a missing FSSAI clearance document is not rectifiable at port and will result in detention.

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