Common salt (including iodised salt)

Common salt, iodised salt, table salt imports

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2501 00 10 (Common salt, including iodised salt) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with consignments permitted only through designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the Restricted-import policy overlay, and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) enforces e-Sanchit document verification and rectifiable-labelling compliance at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

2501 00 10

Chapter

25 · Salt; sulphur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Food-import entry point declaration to CBIC

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

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

Compliance steps

1
Obtain a current FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify the upload before granting out-of-charge; consignments lacking the licence upload are detained pending PGA NOC.
FSSAI Import Licence · document code 911001 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022
2
Upload a specimen copy of the product label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit and ensure the label meets the requirements of the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and expiry-date information supplied by the manufacturer — may be corrected at a customs-bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before visual inspection by the authorised officer.
FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022
3
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point as notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment non-compliant with FSSAI import-entry-point controls, triggering detention and potential re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole compliance obligation and overlooking the designated-port restriction under General Note 4(D). A consignment shipped to a non-designated port — even with a current, uploaded FSSAI licence — is subject to detention and cannot be cleared by retrospective document rectification; the port-of-import decision is irreversible once the vessel departs. Labelling rectification at the customs bonded warehouse is permitted only for deficiencies expressly listed in the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 and not as a general override of the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2501 00 10 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers common salt or iodised salt. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with a FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), specimen label upload (document code 0110FS), and designated food-import entry point compliance under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is presented for out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022.

Can labelling deficiencies on imported common salt be rectified at the port of entry?

Yes, but only for the specific deficiencies listed under the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 — rectification is carried out at a customs-bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering the original label, before inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer.

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