Dried

Dried soups, broths and preparations therefor

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 2104 10 10 (Dried soups and broths) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) veterinary Health Certificate and Certificate of Analysis obligations applying as concurrent overlays. Consignments must enter only through the designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

What this is

HSN code

2104 10 10

Chapter

21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Health Certificate from AQCS
Certificate of Analysis from AQCS

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

AQCSAQCS·Animal Quarantine and Certification Services

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 a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify these uploads prior to granting out-of-charge; consignments without these documents in e-Sanchit are detained at port.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022
2
Upload the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) and the Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit. These AQCS documents are mandatory for CTIs listed in Annexure A of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus and must be present before out-of-charge.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
3
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point compliant with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Label deficiencies limited to per-serve RDA contribution, expiry date, and best-before date may be rectified at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
General Note 4(D) of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole document and overlooking the AQCS Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), which are independent mandatory uploads. A consignment arriving with a current FSSAI licence but missing either AQCS document code in e-Sanchit will be held at the designated port; the rectifiable-labelling dispensation under the FSSAI clarification order of 18 November 2022 applies only to specified labelling gaps and does not cure a missing AQCS clearance.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2104 10 10 require BIS certification?

No, dried soups and broths 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 concurrent Animal Quarantine and Certification Services clearance and a designated food-import port restriction.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory at the bill of entry for this tariff line?

Four document codes are required: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Veterinary Health Certificate from the exporting country (853AQ1), and Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1), per CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.

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

Only specified deficiencies — per-serve RDA contribution, expiry date alongside best-before date (provided by the manufacturer), and FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 items — may be rectified at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, as permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022.

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