Shoulders and cuts thereof

Prepared or preserved swine shoulders and cuts

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 1602 42 00 (Shoulders 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, as a high-risk meat product. 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 42 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 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 high-risk Meat and Meat Products category before shipment. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry; consignments from unregistered facilities will not receive out-of-charge.
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, as required for CTIs listed in Annexure A of Circular 24/2022-Cus.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Route the consignment only through one of the 79 designated food-import ports notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and the Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ), and ensure rectifiable-labelling compliance per FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 before customs out-of-charge.
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 single most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as a standalone clearance, without recognising that the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit, Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), and Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) are independent documentary obligations verified by customs at the bill-of-entry stage. A consignment arriving at a designated port with a valid FSSAI licence but missing any one of these AQCS documents will be detained pending upload; the rectifiable-labelling concession under the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 applies only to label deficiencies, not to absent PGA clearances.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1602 42 00 require BIS certification?

No, prepared or preserved swine shoulders and cuts are 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 concurrent Animal Quarantine and Certification Services clearance and a 79-designated-port restriction.

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

Four documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1), Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), and Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS) and Health Certificate (6360AQ) — all per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.

Is foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI a permanent requirement or a transitional measure?

Per CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus dated 14-11-2022 and the FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022, registration of foreign manufacturing facilities is a mandatory ongoing requirement for all Meat and Meat Products exporters to India, not a transitional measure.

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