Oil-cake and oil-cake meal of ground-nut, solvent extracted variety (defatted)
Groundnut oil-cake meal, solvent extracted (defatted)
HSN 2305 00 20 (oil-cake and oil-cake meal of groundnut, solvent extracted — defatted variety) 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, bill of entry, commercial invoice, packing list. Other solid residues from groundnut oil extraction, or animal feed preparations incorporating such residues, may fall under sibling tariff lines within Chapter 23 that carry distinct compliance requirements.
The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend to all groundnut-derived residues: expeller-pressed (non-defatted) oil-cake is separately classified within Chapter 23 and may attract different treatment, and any groundnut meal compounded into a finished animal feed preparation under Chapter 23 (prepared animal fodder) can trigger additional regulatory scrutiny. Re-classification on examination by customs — for instance, where the product is found to meet the specification for a more specific tariff line — triggers retrospective compliance and potential detention. Verify the solvent-extraction process, fat content, and intended end-use against the customs tariff before relying on the absence of compliance.