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Oil-cake and oil-cake meal, undecorticated, expeller variety

Cotton seed oil-cake and meal, undecorticated, expeller variety

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 2306 10 30 (oil-cake and oil-cake meal of cotton seeds, undecorticated, expeller 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. Importers should note that other solid residues from vegetable oil extraction — particularly those covered by headings 2304 and 2305 — and prepared animal feed formulations under Chapter 23 may carry distinct compliance requirements at the tariff-line level.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.
A word of counsel

The absence of compliance at this tariff line does not extend to all residues within Chapter 23: decorticating state, extraction method (expeller versus solvent), and intended use as animal feed can each shift classification to a sibling line that carries a Partner Government Agency or quality requirement. Re-classification on customs examination triggers retrospective compliance obligations, including potential detention pending resolution. Verify the decortication status, extraction process, and end-use declaration against the customs tariff before relying on the absence of compliance here.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 2306 10 30 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 cotton seed oil-cake is decorticiated or produced by solvent extraction rather than expeller?
Decorticatied or solvent-extracted varieties are classified under distinct tariff lines within Chapter 23 and may attract different compliance requirements, making accurate description of the production method on the bill of entry essential.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: BIS / DGFT / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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