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Palmitic acid, stearic acid salts and esters (other)

FSSAI CLEARANCE · CIB&RC CLEARANCE · +1 OTHER PGAS

HSN 2915 70 90 (Other salts and esters of palmitic and stearic acid) is subject to overlapping primary-regulator frameworks: the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirement under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 applies where the goods enter the food supply chain, and the Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit under the Insecticides Act, 1968 applies where items fall within its Schedule. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) rules apply to any scheduled substance, and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 and CBIC Chapter 29 mandatory qualifiers govern all imports at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

2915 70 90

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (food-use goods); CIB&RC · Insecticides Act, 1968 (pesticide-scheduled goods)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Registration and permit from CIB&RC
Chapter 29 qualifiers from CBIC

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

CIB&RCCIB&RC·Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee

NDPSNDPS·Narcotics Control Bureau

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

Compliance steps

1
Determine the end-use category of the goods before filing the bill of entry. If the product is a food or food-grade input, obtain the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload both the licence and a specimen copy of the label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import ports per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · General Note 4(D) of ITC (HS) 2022
2
Where the product falls within the Schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, obtain registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of CIB&RC before shipment. Import of scheduled insecticides is additionally restricted to specified places under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971; confirm the nominated port is permissible before booking.
Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
3
Include all mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration as required for Chapter 29 commodities with effect from 15 October 2023. Where the substance is an NDPS-scheduled item, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical and scientific purposes; other NDPS imports are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule.
CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023, para 4.1 and 4.2 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29 · Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is filing a single clearance stream when the goods may simultaneously trigger FSSAI (food-grade use), CIB&RC (insecticide schedule), and NDPS (scheduled substance) obligations. Each regime is independent: obtaining an FSSAI Import Licence does not discharge the CIB&RC registration and port-restriction requirement, and a missing Chapter 29 mandatory qualifier declaration under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus can result in out-of-charge refusal regardless of PGA clearances already in place.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2915 70 90 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers palmitic or stearic acid salts and esters. Import is governed by FSSAI under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 for food-use goods, CIB&RC under the Insecticides Act, 1968 for pesticide-scheduled goods, and NDPS Rules, 1985 for any scheduled narcotic substance.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for a food-use consignment under this tariff line?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and a specimen copy of the label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

What happens if the goods are an insecticide-scheduled product but are imported through an unspecified port?

Importation of a scheduled insecticide through a port not specified under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 constitutes a violation of the Insecticides Act, 1968; the consignment is liable to detention and confiscation.

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