Calcium lactate

Calcium lactate, lactic acid salts and esters

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

HSN 2918 11 20 (Calcium lactate) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, where the substance is imported for food use. Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee (CIB&RC) registration and import permit apply where the substance falls within the schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, and Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) import-certificate conditions govern where the NDPS Rules, 1985 are triggered. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 and mandatory Chapter 29 qualifiers under Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Circular 23/2023-Cus apply as additional customs-level overlays.

What this is

HSN code

2918 11 20

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Registration certificate from CIB&RC
Certificate of Analysis from issuing laboratory

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 before filing the bill of entry: food-grade calcium lactate requires a current FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) uploaded in e-Sanchit. Consignments for food use must also comply with the 79-designated-port restriction under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.
FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 · General Note 4(D) of ITC (HS) Schedule I · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
If the substance falls within the schedule to the Insecticides Act, 1968, obtain CIB&RC registration and an import permit from the Secretariat of CIB&RC before shipment, and route only through ports permitted under Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971. Upload all mandatory documents — Certificate of Analysis (0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (0030dc), Label of Consignment (0110dc), and Registration Certificate for Drugs (101dc1) — in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.
Insecticides Act, 1968 · Rule 45 of the Insecticides Rules, 1971 · document codes 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc, 101dc1
3
Include mandatory additional qualifiers in the import declaration for Chapter 29 commodities as stipulated in paragraphs 4.1 and 4.2 of CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus, with effect from 15 October 2023. Where NDPS conditions apply under ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 from the Central Bureau of Narcotics before filing.
CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · 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 treating calcium lactate as a single-regime product when it is a multi-use substance that can simultaneously trigger FSSAI, CIB&RC, and NDPS controls depending on declared end-use. Importers who file under the food-grade path but whose supplier invoice or Certificate of Analysis references an agrochemical or pharmaceutical application expose the consignment to CIB&RC or NDPS scrutiny at the port, with detention and potential confiscation until the correct permit regime is established. The Chapter 29 mandatory qualifiers under CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus are a separate and independent customs-declaration requirement that applies regardless of which sectoral PGA governs the consignment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2918 11 20 require BIS certification?

No, calcium lactate is not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers lactic acid salts and esters. Import is governed primarily by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with CIB&RC and NDPS overlays depending on the declared end-use of the substance.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry for this HSN?

Depending on end-use, the mandatory documents are: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Certificate of Analysis (0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (0030dc), Label of Consignment (0110dc), Registration Certificate for Drugs (101dc1), and Import Licence for Drugs (9111dc) — all must be present in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.

Does the NDPS import-certificate requirement apply to all imports of calcium lactate?

No. The NDPS import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 applies only where the substance is an NDPS-listed item; imports for medical and scientific purposes are permitted under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, while other imports are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule per policy condition 2 to Chapter 29.

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