Inactive yeasts, other single-cell micro-organisms, dead

Inactive yeasts and dead single-cell micro-organisms, edible

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2102 20 00 (Inactive yeasts, other single-cell micro-organisms, dead) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory e-Sanchit document uploads before customs out-of-charge. Consignments must enter through designated food-import entry points per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) applying policy and procedural overlays.

What this is

HSN code

2102 20 00

Chapter

21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
ITC (HS) entry-point 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 the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer is instructed to verify the licence upload before granting out-of-charge on any bill not routed through the PGA for NOC.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · CCR customs verification instruction
2
Upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage. Labelling deficiencies permitted for rectification at the port — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date added by the manufacturer — must be addressed by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel at a customs-bonded warehouse before authorised-officer inspection.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Route the consignment 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), Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating a current FSSAI Import Licence as sufficient for clearance without uploading the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) as a separate mandatory document in e-Sanchit. Both documents must be uploaded independently before out-of-charge; a missing label upload alone is sufficient grounds for customs to withhold clearance even when the licence is valid, incurring demurrage and ground rent pending rectification at the bonded warehouse.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2102 20 00 require BIS certification?

No, inactive yeasts and dead single-cell micro-organisms are not within 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-specimen upload as the operative requirements at the bill of entry.

Which labelling deficiencies may be rectified at the port for this tariff line?

Per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022, permitted rectifications include per-serve RDA percentage contribution and expiry/best-before date (where added by the manufacturer); rectification must be by a single non-detachable sticker at a customs-bonded warehouse before authorised-officer inspection.

Are all ports eligible for import of this food product?

No. Import must be through designated food-import entry points per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; consignments arriving at non-designated ports face detention and potential re-export.

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