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Meat meals and pellets (including tankage)

Meat meals, pellets and tankage unfit for human consumption

AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 2301 10 10 (Meat meals and pellets including tankage) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance, with a mandatory Sanitary Import Permit and veterinary Health Certificate required at the bill of entry. AQCS-facilitated NOC must be secured before customs out-of-charge; absent PGA routing, the proper officer verifies e-Sanchit uploads of all mandatory documents.

What this is
HSN code
2301 10 10
Chapter
23 · Residues and waste from food industries; prepared animal fodder
Primary regulator
AQCS · Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (sanitary import regime)
Customs documentation
  • Sanitary Import Permit from AQCS
  • Health Certificate from AQCS
  • Certificate of Analysis from AQCS
Applicable Partner Government Agencies
AQCSAQCS·Animal Quarantine and Certification Services
Compliance steps
  1. 1
    Obtain the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) and ensure the veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country (document code 6360AQ) is uploaded in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. Customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in the system.
    CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · AQCS sanitary import regime
  2. 2
    Upload the veterinary Health Certificate under document code 853AQ1 and the Laboratory Report or Certificate of Analysis under document code 001AQ1 in e-Sanchit, as required for the CTIs listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 1 and Sl. No. 2 respectively) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus. Both uploads are mandatory regardless of the bill's PGA-routing status.
    CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · Annexure A, Sl. No. 1 and Sl. No. 2
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading only the general Health Certificate (6360AQ) and overlooking the separate veterinary Health Certificate upload required under document code 853AQ1 and the Certificate of Analysis under code 001AQ1. Both are independently verified by the proper officer against the Annexure A list in Circular 24/2022-Cus; a missing upload — even with a valid AQCS NOC in hand — holds the consignment at port, attracting detention and demurrage.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 2301 10 10 require BIS certification?
No. Meat meals and pellets including tankage fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services under its sanitary import regime, with mandatory Health Certificate and Sanitary Import Permit clearance.
Are all three document codes — 911DF1, 6360AQ, 853AQ1, and 001AQ1 — required for every consignment?
Yes, all four document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit; 911DF1 and 6360AQ are verified as standard AQCS sanitary-clearance documents, while 853AQ1 (veterinary Health Certificate) and 001AQ1 (Certificate of Analysis) are additionally required per Annexure A of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus.
What happens if the bill of entry is not routed through AQCS for an NOC?
On PGA-facilitated bills not routed through AQCS, the proper officer is required to independently verify that all mandatory documents — 911DF1, 6360AQ, 853AQ1 and 001AQ1 — are uploaded in e-Sanchit before granting out-of-charge; non-compliance results in consignment detention.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: AQCS / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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