Silicon dioxide

Silicon dioxide (silica, fumed silica, precipitated silica)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2811 22 00 (Silicon dioxide) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, where the product is imported for food-use applications. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) mandatory Chapter 28 additional-qualifier requirements apply as concurrent overlays at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

2811 22 00

Chapter

28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorganic compounds of precious metals

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Registration certificate from FSSAI
Chapter 28 qualifiers from 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
Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), the Registration Certificate for drugs (document code 101dc1), the Import Licence for drugs (document code 9111dc), and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The customs proper officer will verify all four documents before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 · General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022
2
Declare mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 28 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus, with effect from 15 October 2023. Failure to include these qualifiers at the bill-of-entry stage will result in consignment detention pending amendment.
CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023
3
Note that fused silica is classifiable under CTI 3207 40 00 and not under this tariff line; confirm the product's physical and chemical form before filing. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 must be corrected at a customs bonded warehouse prior to FSSAI authorised-officer inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker that does not alter the original label.
CBIC Circular 03/2012-Cus dated 01-02-2012 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is misclassifying fused silica as HSN 2811 22 00 when it is properly classifiable under CTI 3207 40 00 per CBIC Circular 03/2012-Cus — a misclassification that can trigger differential duty recovery, interest, and penalty under the Customs Act, 1962. Importers should also not conflate the FSSAI food-additive regime with the drugs-registration overlay: both document codes (911001 and 101dc1) must be uploaded in e-Sanchit independently, and the absence of either is treated as a PGA clearance failure, not a rectifiable labelling deficiency.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2811 22 00 require BIS certification?

No. Silicon dioxide falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with CBIC Chapter 28 mandatory additional-qualifier requirements applying from 15 October 2023.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory for silicon dioxide at the bill of entry?

Four documents must be uploaded: Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Registration Certificate for drugs (101dc1), FSSAI Import Licence (911001), and Import Licence for drugs (9111dc). All must be present before customs out-of-charge is granted.

Is fused silica classifiable under HSN 2811 22 00?

No. Fused silica is classifiable under CTI 3207 40 00 per CBIC Circular 03/2012-Cus dated 01-02-2012, and filing it under 2811 22 00 constitutes a misclassification attracting differential duty recovery and penalty.

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