Other

Other cane sugar, not elsewhere specified

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1701 14 90 (Other cane sugar) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. All import contracts under ITC (HS) code 1701 must additionally be registered with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) per APEDA Trade Notice Sugar/Import/01/2019. The Duty Free Import Authorisation scheme is not available for this tariff line.

What this is

HSN code

1701 14 90

Chapter

17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (food import regime)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
APEDA contract registration from APEDA

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Obtain an FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and ensure a specimen copy of the label (document code 0110FS) is uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed. The proper officer will verify both documents are present before granting out-of-charge where the bill has not been routed through the PGA for NOC.
FSSAI · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022
2
Register the import contract with APEDA prior to import. All sugar import contracts under ITC (HS) heading 1701 are subject to compulsory registration with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority.
APEDA Trade Notice Sugar/Import/01/2019 dated 03-07-2019
3
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Labelling deficiencies permissible for rectification under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus must be corrected at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker affixed next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
General Note 4(D) of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 · 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 overlooking APEDA contract registration as a pre-import obligation distinct from FSSAI clearance. Importers who secure the FSSAI licence and upload documents in e-Sanchit but fail to register the import contract with APEDA are exposed to customs out-of-charge refusal, as the APEDA registration is a compulsory condition for all ITC (HS) 1701 sugar imports. Additionally, the DFIA scheme is categorically unavailable for raw sugar under this heading — consignments tendered under DFIA instruments will be rejected at the bill-of-entry stage.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1701 14 90 require BIS certification?

No, other cane sugar 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 mandatory APEDA contract registration and the ITC (HS) food-import entry-point restriction.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry for this tariff line?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) are both mandatory uploads in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at port for imported cane sugar consignments?

Yes, but only for the categories of deficiency specified under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — rectification must occur at a customs bonded warehouse using a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, and the corrected label must be verified by the authorised officer before out-of-charge.

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