Coffee aroma

Coffee aroma extract, concentrate for food use

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2101 11 30 (Coffee aroma) 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 FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Consignments must enter only through food-import entry points designated under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) instruction overlays governing out-of-charge procedure.

What this is

HSN code

2101 11 30

Chapter

21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations

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
Entry-point declaration per 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 a current FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. A Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must also be uploaded in e-Sanchit; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in the system.
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 a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022
3
Where label information does not fully comply with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and dual date-of-expiry/best-before markings — arrange rectification at a customs bonded warehouse before authorised-officer inspection. Rectification must be by a single non-detachable sticker affixed next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading the FSSAI Import Licence (911001) but omitting the Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS) from e-Sanchit — both are independently verified by the proper officer before out-of-charge is granted, and a missing label upload will detain the consignment even when the licence itself is current and valid. Label deficiencies that fall within the rectifiable categories under FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the orders dated 22-05-2018 and 14-01-2019 must be corrected at the bonded warehouse, not after clearance; attempting post-clearance correction is treated as non-compliance with the labelling regime.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2101 11 30 require BIS certification?

No, coffee aroma extracts and concentrates are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. 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 labelling compliance as the operative requirements.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

Document code 911001 (FSSAI Import Licence) and document code 0110FS (Specimen Copy of Label) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the proper officer will grant out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified after the consignment clears customs?

No. Rectification of permitted labelling deficiencies — including per-serve dietary allowance data and dual expiry/best-before dates — must be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection or re-inspection by the authorised officer, using a single non-detachable sticker that does not alter the original label.

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