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Other lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose sugars in solid form

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1702 19 90 (Other sugars 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, including the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import ports per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) administering overlapping policy controls.

What this is

HSN code

1702 19 90

Chapter

17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
ITC (HS) policy 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 and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. The Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must also be uploaded; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
2
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Ensure the label complies with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and date-of-expiry information; permissible labelling rectification must be completed at customs-bonded warehouses before inspection.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020
3
Confirm the country of origin is not China if the goods contain milk or milk solids as an ingredient: import of milk-based confectioneries and food preparations with milk or milk solids from China is prohibited until port-laboratory melamine-testing capacity is certified. For this residual sugar tariff line, document the absence of milk-ingredient content if origin is China to avoid detention.
DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the labelling rectification dispensation as a pre-clearance right rather than a conditional port facility. Rectification is permitted only at customs-bonded warehouses before the authorised officer's visual inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker that does not alter original label information; consignments presented for inspection with uncorrected labels are liable to re-inspection hold and demurrage. The China-origin prohibition for milk-ingredient products is frequently misread as inapplicable to sugar lines — verify ingredient composition against the prohibition scope before shipment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1702 19 90 require BIS certification?

No, other sugars in solid form are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with FSSAI Import Licence and labelling compliance as the operative requirements.

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) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Does the China-origin prohibition on milk-based products affect imports under this HSN?

It can. DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 prohibits import of food preparations with milk or milk solids as an ingredient from China; importers must confirm and document that goods under this residual sugar HSN do not contain milk or milk solids if origin is China.

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