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Prepared or preserved meat and meat offal (other poultry, game)

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 1602 39 00 (Other prepared or preserved meat and meat offal) 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 food product. Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Sanitary Import Permit clearance, a Veterinary Health Certificate, and a Certificate of Analysis apply as concurrent overlays. Consignments are permitted only through the 79 designated food-import ports notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with effect from 1 March 2023.

What this is
HSN code
1602 39 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
  • 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. 1
    Confirm that the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the high-risk-food mandatory-registration regime covering Meat and Meat Products. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed.
    CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus dated 14-11-2022 · FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
  2. 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 for CTIs listed in Annexure A of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus.
    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. 3
    Route the consignment exclusively through one of the 79 designated food-import ports per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Verify that any labelling deficiency falls within the FSSAI rectifiable-labelling regime; absent or structurally non-compliant labels are not rectifiable and will cause out-of-charge denial.
    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 uploading the FSSAI Import Licence and assuming it discharges AQCS obligations. The Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and the Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) are separate AQCS requirements that must be uploaded independently; a bill of entry that carries a valid FSSAI licence but is missing either AQCS document will be detained at the designated port, attracting demurrage and ground rent until the IRN for the Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1) is in e-Sanchit and the AQCS NOC is obtained.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 1602 39 00 require BIS certification?
No, prepared and preserved meat products are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. 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 Sanitary Import Permit requirement and the 79-designated-port restriction operative from 1 March 2023.
Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?
Four document codes are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1), Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), and Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) — all must be present in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted.
Is foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI mandatory for all exporters of this product?
Yes. Per CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 10 October 2022, every facility manufacturing Meat and Meat Products for export to India must be registered with FSSAI; consignments from unregistered facilities are not permitted entry regardless of the FSSAI Import Licence status.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / AQCS / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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