Other, including natural concentrates

Provitamins, vitamins, natural concentrates and intermixtures

FSSAI CLEARANCE · NDPS CLEARANCE

HSN 2936 90 00 (Other vitamins and natural concentrates) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) import-certificate controls under Chapter VII-A of the NDPS Rules, 1985, where the substance falls within scheduled categories. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29 and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Circular 23/2023-Cus mandatory Chapter 29 qualifiers apply as additional clearance requirements.

What this is

HSN code

2936 90 00

Chapter

29 · Organic chemicals

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Registration certificate from CDSCO/drugs authority
Import certificate from NDPS

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

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
Obtain and upload in e-Sanchit the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and, where the goods are classified as a drug or pharmaceutical preparation, the Registration Certificate for Drugs (document code 101dc1) and the Import Licence for Drugs (document code 9111dc). The Certificate of Analysis — Drug (document code 0010dc), Batch Release Certificate (document code 0030dc), and Label of Consignment (document code 0110dc) must also be uploaded before the bill of entry is given out-of-charge.
CBIC CCR e-Sanchit document codes 0010dc, 0030dc, 0110dc, 0110fs, 101dc1, 911001, 9111dc · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
2
Where any substance in the consignment constitutes an NDPS-scheduled compound, obtain an import certificate under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 for medical and scientific purposes in accordance with Chapter VII-A of those Rules. Imports outside that category are governed by Appendix-I to the ITC (HS) Schedule under ITC (HS) policy condition 2 of Chapter 29.
Chapter VII-A and Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 · ITC (HS) policy condition 2 to Chapter 29
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. Confirm that the consignment transits only through food-import entry points compliant with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 where the goods are imported as a food ingredient.
CBIC Circular 23/2023-Cus dated 30-09-2023 · General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating FSSAI clearance as the sole gate and overlooking the independent NDPS certificate requirement when a vitamin concentrate contains a scheduled psychotropic precursor or derivative. A consignment with a current FSSAI Import Licence but no Rule 53 NDPS import certificate is liable to detention and seizure under the NDPS Act irrespective of food-safety compliance; the two regimes operate on parallel tracks and neither satisfies the other.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2936 90 00 require BIS certification?

No, provitamins and vitamins under this residual tariff line fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed primarily by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with an NDPS import-certificate overlay under Rule 53 of the NDPS Rules, 1985 where scheduled substances are involved.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory at the bill of entry for this HSN?

The CCR requires upload of document codes 0010dc (Certificate of Analysis — Drug), 0030dc (Batch Release Certificate), 0110dc (Label of Consignment), 0110fs (Specimen Copy of Label), 101dc1 (Registration Certificate — Drugs), 911001 (FSSAI Import Licence), and 9111dc (Import Licence for Drugs) before customs out-of-charge is granted.

What happens if the imported vitamin concentrate contains an NDPS-scheduled substance but only an FSSAI licence is presented?

Customs will not grant out-of-charge; the consignment is detained pending production of a valid Rule 53 import certificate from the NDPS authority, and continued non-compliance may result in seizure under the NDPS Act, 1985.

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