Garlic oil

Garlic essential oil, other essential oils

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 3301 29 47 (Garlic 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. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy General Note 4(D) restricts food imports to designated entry points, with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) instruction-level oversight of e-Sanchit document verification at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

3301 29 47

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSS Import Regulations, 2017)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Designated-port 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 the FSSAI Import Licence before filing the bill of entry and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001. Also upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are present in e-Sanchit.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No. Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point compliant with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at a non-designated port are liable to detention and may not receive out-of-charge clearance.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Verify label compliance with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before dispatch. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage RDA contribution and expiry-date presentation — may be corrected at a customs-bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, subject to FSSAI-authorised officer verification, per the dispensation under FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022.
FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022

A word of counsel

The classification trap most frequently seen on this tariff line is misclassifying garlic oil blended with other odoriferous substances under 3301 29 47 rather than Chapter 3302, which attracts a separate compliance regime. Importers should confirm that the product is a single-origin essential oil and not a mixture before filing the bill of entry; a post-clearance reclassification from 3301 to 3302 triggers retrospective FSSAI scrutiny and potential re-export or confiscation orders where the 3302 product was insufficiently documented.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3301 29 47 require BIS certification?

No, garlic essential oil falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. 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 labelling compliance as the operative requirements.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge is granted?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit; the proper officer is required to verify these before granting out-of-charge per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port of import?

Yes, but only for the categories of deficiency specified in the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus — rectification must be done at a customs-bonded warehouse by non-detachable sticker, verified by the FSSAI-authorised officer, without altering the original label.

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