Mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard

Mustard flour, meal and prepared mustard condiments

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2103 30 00 (Mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard) 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 upload before customs out-of-charge. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) policy controls under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 govern permissible food-import entry points, with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) instruction overlays on rectifiable labelling.

What this is

HSN code

2103 30 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
Food import 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
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 customs proper officer will verify these uploads before granting out-of-charge; consignments routed without PGA NOC are subject to mandatory document verification at the port.
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 through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Import through a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and refusal of out-of-charge.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022
3
Ensure labels conform to FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Specified labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and date of expiry alongside best-before date — may be rectified at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering the original label, before inspection by the authorised officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating a label deficiency as a minor procedural matter rather than a clearance-blocking event. Only the specific labelling items enumerated under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs — per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — qualify for port-level rectification; all other labelling non-conformances under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 require compliant labels before import, and a non-detachable sticker remedy is valid only when the correction is provided by the manufacturer and verified by the authorised officer.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2103 30 00 require BIS certification?

No, mustard flour, meal and prepared mustard fall outside 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 DGFT entry-point controls and CBIC labelling-compliance overlays.

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 bill of entry is presented for out-of-charge, as confirmed under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port for mustard condiment imports?

Only specified items — per-serve RDA contribution and the date of expiry alongside best-before date — may be rectified at customs bonded warehouses under the dispensation in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs, provided the correction is made by the manufacturer and verified by the authorised officer before visual inspection or re-inspection.

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