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Other bakers' wares, pastrycooks' products (residual category)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1905 90 90 (Other bakers' wares) 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 entry is restricted to designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). Milk-containing food preparations from China are additionally subject to a DGFT prohibition pending laboratory upgrade for melamine testing.

What this is

HSN code

1905 90 90

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
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 and upload the FSSAI Import 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 both documents are present before granting out-of-charge; absence of either triggers consignment detention.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022; CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import port listed under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Labelling deficiencies permissible for rectification — including per-serve RDA contributions and expiry date placement — may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, without altering the original label, before the authorised officer's inspection.
FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022; CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022; FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022
3
Verify origin: milk-containing food preparations (including chocolates, confectioneries, and food preparations with milk or milk solids as an ingredient) from China are prohibited until port-laboratory melamine-testing capacity is certified as adequate. Additionally, check applicability of DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025 (Para 19 general notes) if the consignment originates from or transits through Bangladesh, as port restrictions and exemptions apply.
DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019; DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is overlooking the China-origin prohibition for bakers' wares containing milk or milk solids — importers assume the prohibition applies only to pure dairy products, but it extends to any food preparation where milk or milk solids appear as an ingredient, including confectionery-style baked goods. A consignment from China containing even a trace milk ingredient will be refused out-of-charge regardless of a current FSSAI Import Licence, resulting in detention, accruing demurrage, and ultimately re-export or confiscation.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1905 90 90 require BIS certification?

No, this residual bakers' wares tariff line falls 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, designated-port, and labelling-compliance requirements as the operative obligations.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this HSN at the bill of entry stage?

Document code 911001 (FSSAI Import Licence) and document code 0110FS (Specimen Copy of Label) are mandatory uploads in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Does the Bangladesh-origin port restriction under DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 apply to all bakers' wares under this HSN?

The restriction under Para 19 of the general notes introduced by DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025 applies to certain goods from Bangladesh with specific port restrictions; importers must check the exemption lists in Paras 2 and 3 of that notification to determine whether their specific product qualifies for exemption.

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