Oil-cake and oil-cake meal, solvent extracted (defatted) variety
Coconut or copra oil-cake meal, solvent extracted (defatted)
HSN 2306 50 20 (coconut or copra oil-cake meal, 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 vegetable fat extraction, including expeller-pressed (non-defatted) coconut cake or oil-cakes from oilseeds covered by Chapter 23 headings 2304 and 2305, may attract distinct compliance obligations.
The principal importer risk at this tariff line is misclassification: expeller-pressed coconut cake and solvent-extracted meal are both derived from copra but are classified at different 8-digit lines, and customs re-examination of extraction method or moisture and fat content can trigger re-classification. Where the product is imported for use as animal feed, Chapter 23 preparations specifically compounded as prepared animal fodder may attract additional scrutiny. Retrospective compliance and detention pending re-classification are the operational consequences of an incorrect tariff declaration.