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Other (including greaves)

Meat meal, bone meal and greaves, unfit for human consumption

AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 2301 10 90 (Other flours, meals, pellets of meat or meat offal, including greaves) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance, requiring a Sanitary Import Permit and a veterinary Health Certificate from the exporting country's competent authority before any out-of-charge at the port of import.

What this is
HSN code
2301 10 90
Chapter
23 · Residues and waste from food industries; prepared animal fodder
Primary regulator
AQCS · Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (sanitary import clearance)
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 a Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) from Animal Quarantine and Certification Services before shipment. The permit and the veterinary Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) issued by the exporting country's competent authority must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit prior to filing the bill of entry.
    CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · document codes 911DF1, 6360AQ
  2. 2
    Upload the veterinary Health Certificate under document code 853AQ1 and the laboratory reports or Certificate of Analysis under document code 001AQ1, as required by the Annexure A classification in CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus. The proper officer will verify these uploads before granting out-of-charge, including on PGA-facilitated bills not routed through the PGA for NOC.
    CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · Annexure A (Sl. No. 1 and Sl. No. 2) · document codes 853AQ1, 001AQ1
A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading the Health Certificate under code 6360AQ but omitting the veterinary Health Certificate under the separate code 853AQ1, which serves a distinct evidentiary function under Annexure A (Sl. No. 1) of Circular 24/2022-Cus. Both codes are independently verified at out-of-charge; a missing 853AQ1 upload detains the consignment even when the Sanitary Import Permit and general Health Certificate are in order. Confirm with the exporting country's competent authority that the certificate format satisfies AQCS requirements before vessel departure.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 2301 10 90 require BIS certification?
No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers meat meals, bone meals, or greaves in this tariff line. Import is governed entirely by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services under its sanitary-import-clearance regime, requiring a Sanitary Import Permit and veterinary Health Certificate.
What is the difference between document codes 6360AQ and 853AQ1 for this HSN?
Document code 6360AQ is the general Health Certificate required for AQCS clearance, while 853AQ1 is the specific veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country's competent authority and listed under Annexure A (Sl. No. 1) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus; both must be uploaded separately in e-Sanchit.
Is a Certificate of Analysis mandatory even if the Health Certificate confirms product safety?
Yes. Laboratory reports or a Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) are independently required under Annexure A (Sl. No. 2) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge, irrespective of Health Certificate status.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: AQCS / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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