Salmon

Prepared or preserved salmon, whole or in pieces

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 1604 11 00 (Salmon) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and foreign-manufacturer registration under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, as a high-risk fish 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

1604 11 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
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 high-risk-food regime covering fish and fish 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
2
Obtain the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and a Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) before consignment dispatch. At the bill of entry, quote the e-Sanchit IRN of the Sanitary Import Permit to obtain the AQCS NOC for the CTIs listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 3) of CBIC 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 exclusively through one of the 79 designated food-import ports listed in the CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus Annexure, as required under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Labelling defects that qualify as rectifiable must be addressed in accordance with FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · General Note 4(D) of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022

A word of counsel

The predominant error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole clearance and overlooking the independent AQCS Sanitary Import Permit, which is an animal-origin overlay issued and uploaded by AQCS — not by FSSAI. A consignment arriving at a designated port with a current FSSAI licence but without the AQCS NOC will be detained pending upload of the 911DF1 IRN; the rectifiable-labelling regime covers specified labelling deficiencies only and cannot substitute for a missing PGA clearance.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1604 11 00 require BIS certification?

No, prepared or preserved salmon falls 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 a concurrent Animal Quarantine and Certification Services Sanitary Import Permit and a 79-designated-port restriction operative from 1 March 2023.

Are all four e-Sanchit document codes mandatory at the bill of entry?

Yes. The Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Health Certificate (6360AQ), FSSAI Import Licence (911001), and Sanitary Import Permit (911DF1) must all be uploaded in e-Sanchit; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until the proper officer verifies each document is present.

What happens if the foreign manufacturing facility is not registered with FSSAI?

Import of fish products from an unregistered foreign facility is not permitted; consignments from such facilities are liable to detention and re-export, as mandatory foreign-manufacturer registration is a pre-condition to FSSAI Import Licence issuance under CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022.

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