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Other bakers' wares, pastry, cakes and similar preparations

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1905 90 59 (Other bakers' wares) 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 mandatory at the bill of entry. Import is restricted to 79 designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, and consignments containing milk or milk solids originating from China are prohibited pending laboratory upgrade at ports of entry.

What this is

HSN code

1905 90 59

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 an FSSAI Import Licence and ensure the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) are both uploaded in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify these uploads prior to granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence · document codes 0110FS and 911001 · CCR PGA-facilitated-bills requirement
2
Route the consignment only through one of the designated food-import entry points notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention. If the consignment originates from Bangladesh, verify applicability of port restrictions introduced under DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025, paragraph 19, and confirm whether any exemption under paragraphs 2 or 3 applies.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025
3
If the product contains milk or milk solids as an ingredient and originates from China, do not import: the prohibition on milk-based products, chocolates, chocolate products, candies, confectioneries, and food preparations with milk or milk solids from China remains in force until port-entry laboratory testing capacity for melamine is suitably upgraded.
DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 · DGFT Notification 40/2024-25 dated 26-11-2024 Annexure I

A word of counsel

The rectifiable-labelling dispensation under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 permits correction of specific deficiencies — per-serve dietary contribution, expiry date alongside best-before date — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at the customs bonded warehouse before inspection. It does not, however, suspend the prohibition on China-origin milk-containing products or cure an absent FSSAI Import Licence; a consignment detained for either of those reasons cannot be released through the labelling-rectification pathway and faces re-export or confiscation.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1905 90 59 require BIS certification?

No, bakers' wares and pastry products under this tariff line fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. 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 clearance requirements.

Are all bakers' wares from China prohibited, or only those with milk ingredients?

Only food preparations from China that contain milk or milk solids as an ingredient — including chocolates, chocolate products, candies, and confectioneries — are prohibited under DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019; bakers' wares with no milk content are not caught by this prohibition, subject to all other FSSAI compliance requirements.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after the consignment arrives at the Indian port?

Yes, but only for specific items — per-serve dietary contribution percentages and expiry date alongside best-before date — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at the customs bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's visual inspection, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022.

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