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Other, including preparations of blood of any animal

Prepared or preserved meat, offal, blood preparations

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 1602 90 00 (Other prepared or preserved meat, offal, blood preparations) 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 applies as a concurrent overlay, and consignments are restricted to 79 designated food-import ports under the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

What this is
HSN code
1602 90 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 food 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. 1
    Confirm the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the high-risk-food regime covering Meat and Meat Products. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and a 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. 2
    Obtain AQCS clearance by uploading the Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1), the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country (document code 853AQ1), and the Laboratory Report/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 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 only through one of the 79 designated food-import ports in force from 01-03-2023 under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Ensure label compliance with the rectifiable-labelling regime before out-of-charge; non-rectifiable labelling defects are grounds for consignment detention.
    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 treating the food-safety clearance as complete, while overlooking that the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1), the Veterinary Health Certificate (document code 853AQ1), and the Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) are each independently mandatory and must all be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. A consignment arriving with even one of these three AQCS documents missing is detained at the designated port; the missing document cannot be substituted post-arrival by a rectifiable-labelling-regime declaration.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 1602 90 00 require BIS certification?
No, prepared or preserved meat and blood preparations 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 and the 79-designated-port restriction under the ITC (HS) policy.
Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry 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 per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.
Is the foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI mandatory even for small consignments of blood preparations?
Yes. The FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022 and CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus make foreign-manufacturer registration mandatory for all Meat and Meat Products falling under the high-risk-food regime, with no quantity-based exemption specified.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / AQCS / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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