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Extracts and juices of meat

Extracts and juices of meat, fish or crustaceans

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 1603 00 10 (Extracts and juices of meat) 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 and veterinary Health Certificate clearances apply concurrently, and consignments are permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports operative from 1 March 2023.

What this is
HSN code
1603 00 10
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
  • 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 FSSAI under the high-risk food regime covering Meat and Meat Products. The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and 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
  2. 2
    Obtain the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1), the veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country (document code 853AQ1), and the Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) before consignment dispatch. Upload all three in e-Sanchit; the proper officer must verify their presence before granting out-of-charge.
    CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
  3. 3
    Route the consignment exclusively through one of the 79 designated food-import ports notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Confirm label compliance with the rectifiable-labelling regime before out-of-charge; labelling defects identified at the port are governed by FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022.
    CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading the FSSAI Import Licence and overlooking the two AQCS-specific document codes: the veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and the Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) are listed in separate Annexure A slots of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus and are treated as independent clearance requirements — absence of either triggers detention at the designated port. Foreign-manufacturer registration with FSSAI must precede shipment; a consignment from an unregistered facility cannot be regularised after arrival.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 1603 00 10 require BIS certification?
No, extracts and juices of meat 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 clearances and the 79-designated-port restriction.
Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory at the bill of entry for this tariff line?
Four document codes are required: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1), veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), and Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) — all must be uploaded before the proper officer grants out-of-charge, per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus and Instruction 09/2023-Cus.
Can a consignment of meat extracts enter through any Indian port?
No. From 1 March 2023, imports of high-risk food products including Meat and Meat Products are permitted only through the 79 designated ports listed in the Annexure to CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus, per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention and re-export.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / AQCS / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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