Residues of starch manufacture and similar residues

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 2303 10 00 (residues of starch manufacture and similar residues) is not covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order and carries no Partner Government Agency clearance requirement at the tariff-line level. Import follows the standard customs procedure: Importer-Exporter Code (IEC), bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Other products within Chapter 23 — particularly prepared animal feed compounded from starch residues — may attract feed-safety or FSSAI-adjacent compliance at the tariff-line level.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

Starch-manufacture residues imported as animal feed inputs occupy a classification zone where end-use drives tariff treatment; customs may re-examine whether the goods belong under a prepared-fodder heading elsewhere in Chapter 23. Re-classification on examination triggers retrospective compliance and potential detention. Document the production origin and intended use — wet gluten feed, corn steep liquor, potato pulp — to support the declared heading on examination.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2303 10 00 require any pre-import registration?

A valid Importer-Exporter Code is required for any commercial import; no product-specific registration applies to this tariff line.

What changes if the residues are further processed into a prepared animal feed?

Prepared animal feeds and compounded fodder are classified under separate headings in Chapter 23 and may attract feed-safety or other regulatory requirements distinct from those applicable to raw starch-manufacture residues.

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