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Pastries and cakes

Imported pastries and cakes, bakers' wares

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1905 90 10 (Pastries and cakes) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Import of milk-containing confectionery preparations from China is prohibited under DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019, and all food consignments must enter only through the 79 designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is

HSN code

1905 90 10

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. Upload the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) concurrently; customs out-of-charge will not be granted on PGA-facilitated bills unless both documents are verified as uploaded.
FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) · Specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022
2
Route the consignment only through one of the 79 designated food-import entry points mandated under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. If the consignment originates from or transits Bangladesh, verify applicability of the port restrictions introduced by DGFT Notification 07/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025 under Para 19 of the General Notes; consult the exemption lists in Paras 2 and 3 of that notification before dispatch.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · DGFT Notification 07/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025
3
Confirm the consignment does not originate from China if it contains milk or milk solids as an ingredient — such imports remain prohibited pending laboratory upgrade for melamine testing at ports of entry. Label deficiencies listed in FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 (per-serve RDA contribution, expiry date alongside best-before date) may be rectified at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before the authorised officer's inspection.
DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI 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 shipping a milk-containing pastry or cake product from China in the belief that the prohibition is obsolete or that it applies only to liquid dairy — it remains in force under DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 and covers any food preparation with milk or milk solids as an ingredient. A consignment so described, arriving from China, faces outright prohibition rather than a correctable labelling deficiency, and neither a valid FSSAI Import Licence nor a rectified label cures the legal bar on import.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1905 90 10 require BIS certification?

No, pastries and cakes are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers bakers' wares under this tariff line. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with DGFT policy controls including a designated-port restriction and a China-origin prohibition for milk-containing preparations.

Can labelling deficiencies on imported pastries be rectified at the port?

Yes, but only within the scope defined by CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 — specifically per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date discrepancies — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's inspection, without altering the original label.

Do Bangladesh-origin pastries face any additional port restrictions?

DGFT Notification 07/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025 introduced Para 19 in the General Notes to the ITC (HS) 2022, restricting imports of certain goods from Bangladesh to specified ports; exempted goods are listed in Paras 2 and 3, and the importer must verify applicability before selecting the port of entry.

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