Of sal (de-oiled)

De-oiled sal seed cake, solid extraction residue

NO PGA · STANDARD CUSTOMS PROCEDURE

HSN 2306 90 16 (de-oiled sal seed cake) 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 oil-cake and solid residues under Chapter 23 — particularly soya-bean and groundnut meal classified under headings 2304 and 2305 — may carry separate compliance requirements depending on intended use as animal feed or fertiliser input.

No partner government agency notification covers this tariff line.

A word of counsel

De-oiled sal cake occupies a specific tariff line within the broader Chapter 23 residues family; classification errors that shift the product to a soya-bean, groundnut, or other named oil-cake heading, or to Chapter 31 where the material is presented as a fertiliser, expose the importer to retrospective compliance and detention pending re-classification. The product specification — oil content, intended use, physical form (ground or pelletised) — should be documented precisely against the customs tariff entry before shipment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2306 90 16 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 sal cake is presented as a fertiliser or soil amendment rather than a feed ingredient?

Re-presentation as a fertiliser input may shift classification to Chapter 31, which carries its own compliance framework, triggering retrospective compliance on customs re-classification.

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