Sugar cubes

Cane or beet sugar cubes, solid sucrose

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1701 99 10 (Sugar cubes) 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) heading 1701 must additionally be registered with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) prior to shipment. Designated food-import port entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 apply as a customs overlay.

What this is

HSN code

1701 99 10

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
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 the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) is prepared in conformity with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Both documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed; the proper officer will verify their presence before granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence 911001 · document code 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
2
Register the import contract with APEDA before the consignment is shipped. All sugar import contracts under ITC (HS) code 1701, including sugar cubes under 1701 99 10, are subject to compulsory APEDA contract registration; non-registration renders the import liable to detention at the port of entry.
APEDA Trade Notice Sugar/Import/01/2019 dated 03-07-2019
3
Route the consignment through a designated food-import port in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Any label deficiencies permitted to be rectified — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date — must be addressed at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel, without altering original label information, prior to authorised-officer inspection.
General Note 4(D) of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/tfm/Apex/2022-FSSAI

A word of counsel

The APEDA contract-registration requirement is the most commonly overlooked obligation on this tariff line: importers who complete FSSAI licensing and label compliance in full but skip APEDA registration arrive at port without a valid registered contract, triggering detention and demurrage while retrospective registration is pursued. APEDA registration must precede shipment — it cannot be obtained after the vessel has sailed — and the registration reference should be held available for customs verification at the bill-of-entry stage.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1701 99 10 require BIS certification?

No, sugar cubes fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with compulsory APEDA contract registration and designated food-import port conditions as additional requirements.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for HSN 1701 99 10?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) are mandatory e-Sanchit uploads; the proper officer will not grant out-of-charge until both are verified, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after the consignment arrives in India?

Specified labelling information — including per-serve RDA percentage contribution and expiry date — may be rectified at a customs bonded warehouse before inspection by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022; substantive labelling non-compliance beyond these permitted categories is not rectifiable at port.

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