Sparkling wine

Sparkling wine, effervescent wine of fresh grapes

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2204 10 00 (Sparkling wine) 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. State-government compliance under General Note 12 of the ITC (HS) Schedule applies as a concurrent mandatory overlay, and consignments must enter only through designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is

HSN code

2204 10 00

Chapter

22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar

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
Compliance documentation from State government

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 before filing the bill of entry and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001. Upload the Specimen Copy of Label under document code 0110FS simultaneously; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in e-Sanchit for PGA-facilitated bills.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022
2
Confirm that the NOC for alcoholic beverages bottled in origin and in bulk is current; CBIC Instruction 19/2025-Cus dated 20-06-2025 and FSSAI order F.No.TIC-b05/1/2021-Imports FSSAI dated 13-06-2025 extended NOC validity and must be complied with. Any labelling deficiency permitted for rectification must be corrected at a customs bonded warehouse by a single non-detachable sticker affixed next to the principal display panel before visual inspection, without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 19/2025-Cus dated 20-06-2025 · FSSAI order F.No.TIC-b05/1/2021-Imports FSSAI dated 13-06-2025 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Comply with the state-government requirements applicable to the destination state under General Note 12 of the ITC (HS) Schedule, which imposes mandatory state-level conditions on imports of alcoholic beverages classified under Chapter 22. Route the consignment only through a designated food-import port per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.
General Note 12 of the ITC (HS) Schedule · General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is treating FSSAI clearance as the sole gate and overlooking the state-government compliance layer under General Note 12: each destination state may impose distinct licensing, labelling, or distribution conditions on alcoholic beverages, and failure to satisfy the destination-state requirement renders the consignment liable to detention even after FSSAI out-of-charge. Additionally, the NOC validity extension under CBIC Instruction 19/2025-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 13 June 2025 must be confirmed against the specific import category — bottled-in-origin and bulk-import regimes are tracked separately.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2204 10 00 require BIS certification?

No, sparkling wine falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers wine or alcoholic beverages under Chapter 22. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory state-government compliance under General Note 12 of the ITC (HS) Schedule.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for sparkling wine at the bill of entry?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge, as specified in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022.

Can labelling deficiencies on imported sparkling wine be corrected at the port?

Yes, but only for the categories of rectifiable labelling information permitted under Regulation 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023; rectification must be done at a customs bonded warehouse by a single non-detachable sticker without altering the original label, before inspection by the authorised officer.

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