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Odoriferous substance mixtures for food and drink industries

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 3302 10 90 (Other odoriferous mixtures for food or drink industries) 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. Import entry points are restricted to designated ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with customs oversight administered by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) and policy controls by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

What this is

HSN code

3302 10 90

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (food and drink industry raw materials)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
ITC (HS) port compliance from 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 a current FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The customs proper officer will verify the upload before granting out-of-charge; consignments where the FSSAI Import Licence is absent or expired are detained at port.
FSSAI Import Licence · document code 911001 · e-Sanchit upload requirement per CCR PGA facilitation note
2
Upload a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage. Label deficiencies permissible for port rectification — including per-serve RDA percentage contribution and expiry/best-before date discrepancies — must be corrected at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before visual inspection by the authorised officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs 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 · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020
3
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import port notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment non-compliant with the FSSAI import-entry-point regime and liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence upload as the sole pre-clearance requirement and overlooking the labelling-compliance obligation at port. The rectifiable-labelling dispensation under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus covers only specific categories of deficiency — per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — and only where the correction is made by the manufacturer itself on a non-detachable sticker; importers who present labels with other non-compliant information face re-inspection and potential detention rather than rectification.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3302 10 90 require BIS certification?

No, odoriferous substance mixtures used as food or drink industry raw materials are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with an FSSAI Import Licence and port-restriction requirements as the operative obligations.

Which labelling deficiencies may be rectified at port for this tariff line?

Per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022, rectifiable items include per-serve RDA percentage contribution and expiry or best-before date information, provided the correction is made by the manufacturer using a single non-detachable sticker affixed before the authorised officer's visual inspection at a customs bonded warehouse.

Are there any port restrictions for importing odoriferous mixtures classified under this HSN?

Yes. As a food-use raw material subject to FSSAI oversight, the consignment must enter through a designated food-import port as required by General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; arrival at a non-designated port triggers detention and does not qualify for the rectifiable-labelling dispensation.

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