Soya milk drinks, whether or not sweet ended or flavoured

Soya milk drinks, sweetened or flavoured

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2202 99 10 (Soya milk drinks) 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 (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import entry points per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with DGFT and CBIC policy overlays applying at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

2202 99 10

Chapter

22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (high-risk food import regime)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Designated-port compliance from 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 and upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and a specimen copy of the 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; consignments lacking either document will be detained.
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
Ensure the consignment enters through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. If the consignment originates from or transits Bangladesh, verify applicability of the port restrictions and exemptions introduced under Para 19 of the General Notes by DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025.
General Note 4(D), ITC (HS) 2022; DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 dated 17-05-2025
3
Confirm labelling on each unit complies with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and date of expiry. Where permissible labelling deficiencies exist, rectification must be performed at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection using 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, Para 2(i); FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022; CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating label rectification at port as a routine fallback rather than a strictly bounded exception. The FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 enumerate which deficiencies are rectifiable; substantive non-conformances — including missing manufacturer identity or incorrect ingredient declarations — are not rectifiable and will result in consignment detention or re-export. The rectification dispensation does not extend to deficiencies that existed before shipment and cannot be corrected by a non-detachable sticker.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2202 99 10 require BIS certification?

No, soya milk drinks 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 a mandatory FSSAI Import Licence and designated-port requirement under General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022.

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

Two mandatory documents must be uploaded: the FSSAI Import Licence under document code 911001, and the specimen copy of label under document code 0110FS. Both must be present in e-Sanchit before the proper officer grants out-of-charge.

Do the Bangladesh port restrictions under DGFT Notification 7/2025-26 apply to soya milk drinks?

The notification introduced Para 19 in the General Notes of the ITC (HS) 2022, imposing port restrictions on certain goods imported from Bangladesh; importers must verify whether soya milk drinks fall within the restricted categories or the exempted goods listed in Paras 2 and 3 of that notification before routing the consignment.

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