Of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus

Prepared or preserved chicken meat of Gallus domesticus

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 1602 32 00 (prepared or preserved meat of Gallus domesticus) 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. Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Sanitary Import Permit clearance operates as a concurrent overlay, and consignments are restricted to 79 designated food-import ports effective 1 March 2023.

What this is

HSN code

1602 32 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/poultry regime)

Customs documentation

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

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 the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with FSSAI under the mandatory high-risk-food regime covering meat and poultry products. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) must be current and uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed; consignments from unregistered facilities are not permitted entry.
CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus dated 14-11-2022 · FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022
2
Upload all mandatory AQCS documents in e-Sanchit: the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country (document code 853AQ1), the Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1), and the AQCS-issued Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1). 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
3
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the 79 designated food-import ports listed in the CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus Annexure, per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and ensure the labelling complies with the FSSAI rectifiable-labelling regime before out-of-charge is granted.
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 treating FSSAI clearance as the sole gate and overlooking the three independent AQCS document obligations — Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), and Sanitary Import Permit IRN (911DF1) — each of which must be uploaded separately in e-Sanchit. A consignment arriving at a non-designated port or with any one of these AQCS documents missing will be detained; the rectifiable-labelling window under the FSSAI clarification order of 18 November 2022 applies only to labelling defects, not to absent PGA clearances.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1602 32 00 require BIS certification?

No, prepared or preserved chicken meat is not within 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 a concurrent AQCS Sanitary Import Permit requirement and a 79-designated-port restriction.

Is the foreign-manufacturer FSSAI registration mandatory for all exporters of this product?

Yes. Per CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 10 October 2022, the overseas facility producing meat and poultry products for import into India must be registered with FSSAI before the consignment is permitted; imports from unregistered facilities are not permitted clearance.

What happens if the Sanitary Import Permit IRN is not quoted at the bill of entry?

The customs proper officer will not grant out-of-charge; the consignment is detained at the designated port until the AQCS-issued Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) IRN is uploaded and quoted, with demurrage and ground rent accruing in the interim.

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