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Other cane or beet sugar, solid form

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1701 99 90 (Other cane or beet sugar in solid form) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with all import contracts compulsorily registered with the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA). Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) Restricted-import policy under ITC (HS) Chapter 17 and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) customs-clearance overlays apply as additional requirements, and import is permitted only through designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is

HSN code

1701 99 90

Chapter

17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

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

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 a valid FSSAI Import Licence and upload the licence (document code 911001) together with the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The customs proper officer will verify that both documents are uploaded prior to granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Specimen Copy of Label document code 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Register every import contract for sugar under ITC (HS) code 1701 compulsorily with APEDA before shipment. Unregistered contracts are non-compliant at the bill of entry stage regardless of FSSAI clearance status.
APEDA Trade Notice Sugar/Import/01/2019 dated 03-07-2019
3
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Confirm that any labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA contribution, expiry date, and best-before date — are rectified at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel before inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer.
General Note 4(D), ITC (HS) Schedule I, 2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/tfm/Apex/2022-FSSAI

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is filing the bill of entry with the FSSAI Import Licence uploaded but the APEDA contract registration absent — APEDA registration is a pre-shipment obligation, and a contract that has not been registered with APEDA before vessel departure cannot be regularised at the port of import. Detention at the designated food-import entry point follows, with demurrage accruing until either regularisation is obtained or the consignment is re-exported.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1701 99 90 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers this tariff line. Import of other cane or beet sugar in solid form is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with a concurrent APEDA contract-registration requirement under APEDA Trade Notice Sugar/Import/01/2019.

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

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) are mandatory uploads in e-Sanchit; out-of-charge will not be granted until both are verified by the customs proper officer per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified after arrival in India?

Yes, but only within the rectifiable-labelling dispensation: corrections such as per-serve RDA contribution and expiry-date information may be added by the manufacturer-issued non-detachable sticker at the customs bonded warehouse before FSSAI inspection, strictly as permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022.

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