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Soyabean oil-cake and solid residues, other

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2304 00 90 (other soyabean oil-cake and solid residues) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Import entry is restricted to designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) oversight at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

2304 00 90

Chapter

23 · Residues and waste from food industries; prepared animal fodder

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
ITC (HS) entry-point declaration to CBIC

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
Secure a current FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. Also upload the specimen copy of label under document code 0110FS; both documents must be present before customs out-of-charge is granted.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 (F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI)
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Where labelling information is deficient, arrange rectification at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer. Rectification must be by a single non-detachable sticker affixed next to the principal display panel without altering the original label; per-serve RDA contribution and expiry-date additions are permitted only if the information originates from the manufacturer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 (Para 2(i)) · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating a labelling deficiency as a post-clearance matter rather than a pre-out-of-charge one. Rectification under the FSSAI dispensation must be completed at the customs bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's visual inspection; attempting rectification after OOC is not permitted and may result in consignment recall or confiscation. The specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) is independently mandatory alongside the FSSAI Import Licence — absence of either document blocks out-of-charge regardless of the other's presence.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2304 00 90 require BIS certification?

No, soyabean oil-cake and solid residues fall outside 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 entry-point restrictions under General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge for this tariff line?

Two documents are mandatory: the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS). Both must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the customs proper officer grants out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified after the consignment arrives at port?

Yes, but only within the specific dispensation under Regulation 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the FSSAI orders of 22-05-2018 and 14-01-2019 as extended by CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs — rectification must occur at the customs bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker, and is limited to the categories of labelling information enumerated in the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020.

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