Cananga oil

Cananga essential oil (other essential oils)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 3301 29 13 (Cananga oil) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including mandatory upload of the FSSAI Import Licence and a specimen copy of label in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) policy under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 restricts entry to designated food-import ports, with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) oversight of labelling compliance.

What this is

HSN code

3301 29 13

Chapter

33 · Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Food import entry point declaration to DGFT

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
Obtain the FSSAI Import Licence and ensure the specimen copy of label is prepared in conformity with the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Upload both documents in e-Sanchit under document codes 911001 (FSSAI Import Licence) and 0110FS (Specimen copy of label) before filing the bill of entry.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022; FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022
2
Route the consignment exclusively through a designated food-import entry point as required under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Where label deficiencies exist, rectification may be carried out at customs bonded warehouses before visual inspection by the authorised officer, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel without altering original label information. Ensure that any date-of-expiry or per-serve RDA information added is sourced from the manufacturer and verified by the authorised officer.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 in modification to CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022; FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is misclassifying cananga oil blended or mixed with other odoriferous substances under HSN 3301 29 13 rather than heading 3302, which carries a different regulatory and duty profile. Importers should confirm that the product is a pure or single-source essential oil before filing; a consignment classified at 3301 29 13 that on examination proves to be a mixture is liable to reclassification, short-levy recovery, and FSSAI-clearance re-processing at the port.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3301 29 13 require BIS certification?

No, cananga oil falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this essential oil. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with FSSAI Import Licence and label-compliance requirements as the operative obligations at the bill of entry.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory for FSSAI clearance of this tariff line?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022.

Is a mixture of cananga oil with other fragrance materials correctly classified under HSN 3301 29 13?

No. Mixtures of odoriferous substances are classifiable under heading 3302, not 3301; importers must verify the product's composition before declaring the tariff line to avoid reclassification and associated duty and clearance consequences.

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