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High-purity lactose (99% or more anhydrous lactose, dry matter basis)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1702 11 90 (high-purity lactose in solid form) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) classifies import of this high-risk food category as subject to the 79 designated-port restriction operative from 1 March 2023. A prohibition on milk-based products from China also applies pending laboratory-capacity upgrades at ports of entry.

What this is

HSN code

1702 11 90

Chapter

17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (high-risk food regime)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Rectifiable labelling declaration to CBIC

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 foreign manufacturing facility is registered with FSSAI under the high-risk-food mandate for milk and milk products. Both the Import Licence and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must 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
Route the consignment only through one of the 79 designated food-import ports notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at a non-designated port are detained pending re-routing or re-export.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022
3
Verify that the consignment does not originate from China: import of milk and milk-based products from China is prohibited under DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 until port-laboratory testing capacity for melamine is upgraded. Confirm labelling rectification compliance under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.
DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating high-purity lactose as an industrial sugar rather than a milk-derived high-risk food, and therefore omitting the foreign-manufacturer registration step with FSSAI. Lactose at 99% or more anhydrous purity falls squarely within the milk-and-milk-products high-risk category; a consignment arriving without a registered-facility FSSAI Import Licence is detained at the designated port regardless of its industrial or pharmaceutical end-use declaration.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1702 11 90 require BIS certification?

No, high-purity lactose in solid form is not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with a designated-port restriction and a foreign-manufacturer registration requirement applicable to the milk-and-milk-products high-risk food category.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) are mandatory uploads in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus and the e-Sanchit verification protocol.

Does the China-origin prohibition apply to pharmaceutical-grade lactose imported under this HSN?

Yes. DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 prohibits import of milk and milk-based products from China without reference to end-use; the prohibition applies to all lactose-based products classified here until port-laboratory testing capacity for melamine is certified as adequate.

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