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Crispbread

Crispbread, a baked cereal-based food product

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1905 10 00 (Crispbread) 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 the designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) applying policy and customs overlays. A blanket prohibition on imports of certain milk-containing food preparations from China applies where melamine testing capacity has not been upgraded at the port of entry.

What this is

HSN code

1905 10 00

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Designated-port compliance from DGFT

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 before filing the bill of entry and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001. Separately upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs 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 only through one of the designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. If the consignment originates from or transits through Bangladesh, also verify compliance with the port restrictions introduced under para 19 of DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025, noting the exemptions in paras 2 and 3 of that notification.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025
3
Confirm the consignment does not fall within the prohibition on milk-containing food preparations from China pending melamine-testing capacity upgrades at the port of entry. Where labelling deficiencies exist, rectification by a single non-detachable sticker affixed at the customs bonded warehouse is permitted for specified items under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before authorised-officer inspection.
DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating any labelling deficiency as automatically rectifiable at port and proceeding to file the bill of entry without a compliant label. The rectification dispensation under Regulation 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 is limited to specified information items — per-serve dietary allowance contribution, expiry date alongside best-before date — and applies only where the manufacturer itself provides the corrected information; a missing FSSAI Import Licence or an absent Specimen Copy of Label in e-Sanchit is not a rectifiable deficiency and results in detention with accruing demurrage.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1905 10 00 require BIS certification?

No; no BIS Quality Control Order covers crispbread or bakers' wares under Chapter 19. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory FSSAI Import Licence, label compliance under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, and designated food-import port restrictions.

Which documents 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 both mandatory uploads in e-Sanchit; customs out-of-charge is withheld until both are verified, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Does the China milk-product prohibition affect crispbread imports?

The prohibition under DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 targets milk-containing food preparations from China; a crispbread formulation that includes milk or milk solids as an ingredient and originates from China may fall within its scope until melamine-testing capacity at the relevant port is upgraded.

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