Calcium carbonate

Calcium carbonate, inorganic carbonate salt

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2836 50 00 (Calcium carbonate) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, where the product is imported for food or food-additive use. Mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 28 commodities are required under Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Circular 23/2023-Cus, effective 15 October 2023, and General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 governs designated food-import entry points.

What this is

HSN code

2836 50 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
Certificate of Analysis from issuing laboratory
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) and, where the consignment is classified as a drug or pharmaceutical-grade product, the Import Licence for Drugs (document code 9111dc), Registration Certificate for Drugs (document code 101dc1), Batch Release Certificate (document code 0030dc), and Certificate of Analysis (document code 0010dc) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110fs) and Label of Consignment (document code 0110dc) must also be uploaded prior to out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023; FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
2
Include the mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for all consignments under Chapter 28, as stipulated in Paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus. These qualifiers are compulsory with effect from 15 October 2023 and their omission renders the bill of entry non-compliant at the port of assessment.
CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023
3
Route food-use consignments only through designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Any labelling deficiencies must be rectified at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised officer, in conformity with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus.
FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022; CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating calcium carbonate as a purely industrial chemical and omitting the FSSAI Import Licence when the declared end-use is food-grade or food-additive. A mismatch between the declared end-use and the document set uploaded in e-Sanchit — for instance, uploading only the Certificate of Analysis without the FSSAI Import Licence — results in consignment detention at the designated port pending PGA NOC. The Chapter 28 additional-qualifier requirement under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus applies regardless of end-use and is a separate compliance obligation.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2836 50 00 require BIS certification?

No, calcium carbonate under this tariff line is not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 for food-use consignments, with a concurrent CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus Chapter 28 qualifier obligation applicable to all import declarations.

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

The core set is: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Certificate of Analysis (0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (0030dc), Label of Consignment (0110dc), and Specimen Copy of Label (0110fs); pharmaceutical-grade consignments additionally require Import Licence for Drugs (9111dc) and Registration Certificate for Drugs (101dc1).

Does the food-import designated-port restriction apply to all calcium carbonate imports?

The designated-port restriction under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 applies where the consignment is imported for food or food-additive use; industrial-grade consignments not intended for food use are not subject to the 79-port restriction but remain subject to the Chapter 28 additional-qualifier requirement under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus.

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