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Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers’ wares of heading 1905

Mixes and doughs for bakers' wares preparation

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 1901 20 00 (Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' wares of heading 1905) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) veterinary health certificate and laboratory analysis requirements apply as concurrent overlays, and consignments must enter through designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is

HSN code

1901 20 00

Chapter

19 · Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Veterinary Health Certificate from AQCS
Certificate of Analysis from AQCS

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

AQCSAQCS·Animal Quarantine and Certification Services

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

Compliance steps

1
Obtain the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. Also upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and confirm that labelling meets the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020; permissible labelling deficiencies may be rectified at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022
2
Upload the veterinary health certificate (document code 853AQ1) issued by the competent authority of the exporting country, and the laboratory report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1), in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. These documents are mandatory for the CTIs listed in Annexure A of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Note that import of milk-containing food preparations — including mixes with milk or milk solids as an ingredient — originating from China is prohibited until port-laboratory capacity for melamine testing is certified as adequate. Verify the origin of all milk-derived components before placing the purchase order.
DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole document and overlooking the independent AQCS overlay — specifically the veterinary health certificate (853AQ1) and the Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), both of which must be uploaded in e-Sanchit as separate line items. A consignment that arrives with a current FSSAI licence but without the AQCS documents will be detained at the designated port pending upload, accumulating demurrage and ground rent that cannot be mitigated retrospectively. Additionally, if the product formulation contains any milk or milk solids and the origin is China, the consignment is prohibited regardless of FSSAI or AQCS clearance status.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1901 20 00 require BIS certification?

No, mixes and doughs for bakers' wares fall 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 concurrent Animal Quarantine and Certification Services clearances and the designated food-import port restriction.

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

Four document codes apply: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), veterinary health certificate from the exporting country (853AQ1), and Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), all per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.

Are imports of these bakers' mixes from China permitted if they contain milk ingredients?

No. DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23 April 2019 prohibits import of food preparations containing milk or milk solids as an ingredient originating from China until port laboratories are certified adequate for melamine testing; this prohibition applies irrespective of other PGA clearances.

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