Cumin oil

Cumin essential oil, other essential oils

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 3301 29 45 (Cumin oil) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Consignments must be routed through designated food-import entry points per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) customs-clearance overlays applying at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

3301 29 45

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-entry-point declaration to 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
Obtain an FSSAI Import Licence and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before the bill of entry is filed. A Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must also be uploaded; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
2
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Filing at a non-designated port renders the consignment non-compliant with FSSAI import-entry-point rules, and customs will not issue out-of-charge.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Verify label compliance against the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before dispatch. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA percentages and best-before/expiry date co-labelling — may be corrected at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel, provided the correction is made by the manufacturer and verified by the authorised officer before visual inspection.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The classification trap most frequently encountered at customs is the misrouting of cumin oil — and blended aromatic preparations — under HSN 3301 29 45 when the goods are in fact mixtures of odoriferous substances properly classifiable under heading 3302. A misdeclared CTI attracts both a customs mis-declaration finding and a separate FSSAI scope-applicability dispute; obtain a chemical composition certificate from the exporter and confirm the single-species nature of the oil before filing the bill of entry.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3301 29 45 require BIS certification?

No; no BIS Quality Control Order covers essential oils under this tariff line. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory FSSAI Import Licence upload in e-Sanchit and compliance with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for cumin oil imports?

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 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling defects on imported cumin oil consignments be rectified at the port?

Yes, specified rectifiable deficiencies — such as per-serve RDA contribution data and co-labelling of best-before and expiry dates — may be corrected at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, subject to manufacturer certification and authorised-officer verification before re-inspection, per FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs.

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