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Other prepared couscous (non-specified varieties)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1902 40 90 (Other couscous) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 for designated food-import entry points. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the ITC (HS) import policy overlay, and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) instructions govern document verification and rectifiable-labelling dispensation at the port.

What this is

HSN code

1902 40 90

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
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Port-compliance 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 the FSSAI Import Licence and upload both the licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The Proper Officer will verify these documents and will not grant out-of-charge until both are confirmed present in e-Sanchit.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention and do not qualify for the rectifiable-labelling dispensation.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Where labelling deficiencies exist, rectification may be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, covering items such as per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and expiry date — provided the manufacturer itself supplies the corrected information. Rectification must not alter original label information.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · 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 treating the rectifiable-labelling dispensation as a licence to ship with incomplete labels, expecting port-level correction to be routine. The dispensation is bounded: only specific fields listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus are eligible, manufacturer-origin of corrected information is mandatory, and the authorised officer retains discretion to reject the rectification. A consignment with non-rectifiable label deficiencies faces re-export or confiscation, not a corrective sticker.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1902 40 90 require BIS certification?

No, prepared couscous falls 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 FSSAI Import Licence and Specimen Copy of Label mandatory at the bill of entry.

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

Document code 911001 (FSSAI Import Licence) and document code 0110FS (Specimen Copy of Label) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022.

Can labelling corrections be made after the consignment arrives at the Indian port?

Only for the specific fields listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — including per-serve dietary allowance data and expiry date — via a non-detachable sticker applied at a customs bonded warehouse, provided the corrected information originates from the manufacturer itself.

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