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Coated with chocolate or containing chocolate

Chocolate-coated or chocolate-containing waffles and wafers

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1905 32 11 (chocolate-coated or chocolate-containing waffles and wafers) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with a Specimen Copy of Label required at the bill of entry. Imports from China are prohibited under DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019, and all food-import consignments must enter through the 79 designated ports notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is

HSN code

1905 32 11

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
Designated-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 a current FSSAI Import Licence and ensure the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) are uploaded in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. Customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in the system.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Specimen Copy of Label document code 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
2
Confirm the origin country of the consignment: imports of chocolate and chocolate products containing milk or milk solids from China are prohibited pending laboratory upgradation at all ports of entry for melamine testing. A China-origin consignment under this tariff line is subject to detention and may not be cleared.
DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019
3
Route the consignment through one of the 79 designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Where the consignment originates from Bangladesh, verify applicability of the port restrictions introduced under Para 19 of General Notes per DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025.
General Note 4(D), ITC (HS) 2022 · DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023

A word of counsel

The China-origin prohibition is absolute — it is not a licensing condition that can be satisfied by presenting an FSSAI Import Licence. Importers sourcing chocolate waffles and wafers via intermediary trading hubs must verify that the manufacturing facility is not in China and retain traceable origin documentation; a consignment rerouted through a third country but manufactured in China remains prohibited and is liable to seizure and confiscation. Separately, labelling rectification at the port is permitted only within the specific parameters set out in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 — it does not extend to missing mandatory declarations.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1905 32 11 require BIS certification?

No, chocolate-coated waffles and wafers 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 label compliance as the operative requirements at the bill of entry.

Are chocolate waffles containing milk ingredients importable from China?

No. DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 prohibits import of chocolates and food preparations with milk or milk solids as an ingredient from China until melamine-testing capacity at ports of entry is suitably upgraded; consignments of this description from China are detained and cannot be cleared.

What labelling deficiencies can be rectified at the port for this product?

Per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022, rectifiable deficiencies include per-serve RDA percentage contribution and expiry/best-before date information, provided the correction is made by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's inspection.

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