Other

Prepared animal feed and feed supplements, additives, premix

AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 2309 90 39 (other prepared animal feeding preparations) is subject to Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) sanitary clearance, with a Sanitary Import Permit and veterinary Health Certificate required before customs out-of-charge. The tariff line is further governed by ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 23 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with a Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) overlay on feed additives, premix, supplements, and antibiotics effective 21 December 2022.

What this is

HSN code

2309 90 39

Chapter

23 · Residues and waste from food industries; prepared animal fodder

Primary regulator

AQCS · ITC (HS) policy condition 1, Chapter 23; CBIC Instruction 34/2022

Customs documentation

Sanitary Import Permit from AQCS
Health Certificate from AQCS
Certificate of Analysis from accredited laboratory

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

AQCSAQCS·Animal Quarantine and Certification Services

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Obtain the AQCS Sanitary Import Permit (document code 911DF1) before the consignment departs. Upload the Permit in e-Sanchit and quote the resulting IRN on the bill of entry — this IRN is the trigger for the AQCS NOC, per Annexure A (Sl. No. 3) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · Annexure A, Sl. No. 3
2
Upload in e-Sanchit: (a) the veterinary Health Certificate issued by the competent authority of the exporting country, document code 853AQ1 (Annexure A, Sl. No. 1), and (b) the laboratory report or Certificate of Analysis, document code 001AQ1 (Annexure A, Sl. No. 2). Upload of document code 6360AQ (Health Certificate) is also mandatory before out-of-charge.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · Annexure A, Sl. Nos. 1 and 2
3
For feed additives, premix, supplements, and antibiotics, verify the product against the approved or deleted list annexed to the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying OM dated 21-12-2022 (F.No. 1-110102(2)/2/2016-Trade E-246). Ensure the final packaging carries a label with ingredient details and the mandatory withdrawal period, if prescribed, effective from 21-12-2022.
DAHD OM dated 21-12-2022, F.No. 1-110102(2)/2/2016-Trade (E-246) · CBIC Instruction 34/2022 dated 30-12-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is dispatching a consignment with only the general AQCS Health Certificate (6360AQ) and overlooking the two additional e-Sanchit uploads — the veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and the Certificate of Analysis (001AQ1) — each separately mapped to distinct Annexure A slots in CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus. A bill of entry missing any one of these document codes will not pass PGA verification and the consignment faces detention and accumulating demurrage until all three IRNs are reconciled. Feed additive and antibiotic lines carry the additional risk of confiscation if the product is on the deleted list under the DAHD OM of 21 December 2022.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2309 90 39 require BIS certification?

No, prepared animal feeding preparations under this tariff line fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by Animal Quarantine and Certification Services sanitary clearance requirements and the ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 23 administered by DGFT, with CBIC Instruction 34/2022 applying to feed additives, premix, and antibiotics.

Are all three e-Sanchit document codes — 853AQ1, 001AQ1, and 911DF1 — required for every consignment?

Yes, for CTIs listed in Annexure A of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022; each document code corresponds to a separate Annexure A slot, and the Sanitary Import Permit IRN (911DF1) must be quoted to obtain the AQCS NOC before out-of-charge.

What happens if a feed additive or antibiotic in the consignment appears on the deleted list under the DAHD OM of 21 December 2022?

Products on the deleted list are not permitted for import; consignments containing deleted substances are liable to detention, refusal of out-of-charge, and potential confiscation or compulsory re-export under the applicable animal quarantine and ITC (HS) policy provisions.

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