Of mustard seeds
Oil-cake and solid residues from mustard seed extraction
HSN 2306 90 21 (oil-cake and other solid residues from the extraction of mustard seed oils) 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. Mustard seed residues destined for use as animal feed or fertiliser inputs may intersect with Chapter 31 or FSSAI-regulated feed materials under Chapter 23, depending on declared end-use.
The absence of compliance at this tariff line turns on accurate classification of the residue as mustard-derived and outside the soya or groundnut headings (2304, 2305); customs re-classification to a heading that does carry compliance triggers retrospective obligations and detention pending clearance. Where the oil-cake is blended, compounded, or marketed as prepared animal feed, it may fall instead under a Chapter 23 tariff line subject to additional regulatory scrutiny. Verify the product's botanical origin, processing method, and declared end-use before finalising the tariff entry.