Hams and cuts thereof

Prepared or preserved pork hams and cuts

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 1602 41 00 (Hams and cuts thereof) 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, classifying this product as a high-risk meat preparation. Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Sanitary Import Permit clearance applies concurrently, and consignments are permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports with effect from 1 March 2023.

What this is

HSN code

1602 41 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 preparation 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 the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the mandatory foreign-manufacturer registration scheme for meat and meat products. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) must 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
2
Upload 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 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; the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) must also be uploaded before out-of-charge.
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, operative from 1 March 2023. Confirm compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 for food-import entry points, and ensure labelling meets the FSSAI rectifiable-labelling standards under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole clearance requirement and presenting at a non-designated port. Hams and cuts thereof are categorised as high-risk meat preparations carrying three concurrent AQCS document obligations — Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), and Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1) — each requiring a separate e-Sanchit upload; a missing IRN for any one of these halts out-of-charge and triggers detention and demurrage.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1602 41 00 require BIS certification?

No, prepared pork hams and cuts fall outside 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 concurrent Animal Quarantine and Certification Services clearance and the 79-designated-port restriction.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

Five document codes apply at the bill of entry: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), specimen copy of label (0110FS), Health Certificate (6360AQ), Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), and AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1) — the IRN of 911DF1 must be quoted on the bill of entry to obtain the AQCS NOC, per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus.

Is the foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI mandatory for hams and cuts?

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

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