SAUSAGES AND SIMILAR PRODUCTS, OF MEAT, MEAT OFFAL, BLOOD OR INSECTS; FOOD PREPARATIONS BASED ON THESE PRODUCTS.

Sausages and similar products of meat, meat offal or blood

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 1601 00 00 (Sausages and similar products of meat, meat offal or blood) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and mandatory foreign-manufacturer registration under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, as a high-risk meat product category. Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Sanitary Import Permit and veterinary health certificate clearances apply concurrently, and consignments are permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports with effect from 1 March 2023.

What this is

HSN code

1601 00 00

Chapter

16 · Preparations of meat, fish or crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (high-risk meat product regime)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Sanitary Import Permit from AQCS
Veterinary Health Certificate from exporting country

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

AQCSAQCS·Animal Quarantine and Certification Services

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Confirm that the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the mandatory high-risk-food regime covering Meat and Meat Products. Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry.
CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus dated 14-11-2022 · FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022
2
Obtain the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and upload the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) and the Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit. Quote the e-Sanchit IRN of the Sanitary Import Permit on the bill of entry to obtain the AQCS NOC.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No. Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
3
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the 79 designated food-import ports notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Any labelling defects must be addressed under the rectifiable-labelling regime before out-of-charge; missing PGA clearances are not rectifiable at port.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · 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 assuming that a current FSSAI Import Licence alone secures out-of-charge. Sausages and similar meat preparations require three independent AQCS document uploads — the Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1), the Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and the Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) — each sourced and uploaded separately; a consignment with even one missing code is detained at the designated port, accruing demurrage and ground rent until the deficiency is remedied, which cannot be done remotely if the underlying certificate was never issued.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1601 00 00 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers sausages or meat-based food preparations. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with a concurrent Animal Quarantine and Certification Services clearance and the 79-designated-port restriction operative from 1 March 2023.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory at the bill of entry for this tariff line?

Four codes are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1), and the Health Certificate (6360AQ); additionally, the Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) are required under CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus for this CTI.

Is foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI required even for established exporters?

Yes. Per CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 10 October 2022, every foreign facility manufacturing Meat and Meat Products must be registered with FSSAI before export to India, regardless of the exporter's history; consignments from unregistered facilities are not permitted entry.

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