Milk albumin, including concentrates of two or more whey proteins

Milk albumin and whey protein concentrates

FSSAI CLEARANCE · AQCS CLEARANCE

HSN 3502 20 00 (Milk albumin, including concentrates of two or more whey proteins) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and mandatory foreign-manufacturer registration under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, as a high-risk milk-and-milk-products category. Animal Quarantine and Certification Services (AQCS) Veterinary Health Certificate and laboratory clearance apply concurrently, and import is permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports effective 1 March 2023. Imports of milk-based products originating from China are prohibited under DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 pending port-laboratory capacity upgrades for melamine testing.

What this is

HSN code

3502 20 00

Chapter

35 · Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (high-risk food regime — milk and milk products)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Veterinary Health Certificate from AQCS
Certificate of Analysis from AQCS

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

AQCSAQCS·Animal Quarantine and Certification Services

Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Compliance steps

1
Confirm the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the high-risk-food regime for milk and milk products. Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and Certificate of Analysis — Food & Supplement (document code 0010FS) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry.
CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus dated 14-11-2022 · FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
2
Upload the Veterinary Health Certificate issued by the exporting country (document code 853AQ1) and the Laboratory Report / Certificate of Analysis (document code 001AQ1) in e-Sanchit, as required for CTIs listed in Annexure A (Sl. No. 1 and Sl. No. 2) of CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus. These documents are in addition to the FSSAI clearance and must be uploaded before customs out-of-charge.
CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus dated 28-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No. Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
3
Route the consignment through one of the 79 designated food-import ports per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, and verify that the origin is not China — imports of milk and milk-based products from China remain prohibited under DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 pending melamine-testing capacity upgrades at ports of entry.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 · General Note 4(D) of ITC (HS) Schedule I, 2022

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole clearance document and overlooking the two AQCS overlays — the Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1) and the Laboratory COA (001AQ1) — which are independent of FSSAI's food-safety clearance and are verified separately at the port. A consignment with a current FSSAI licence but missing either AQCS document will be detained pending upload, accruing demurrage and ground rent at the designated port. The China-origin prohibition is absolute and is not waivable by an otherwise valid licence.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3502 20 00 require BIS certification?

No, milk albumin and whey protein concentrates fall outside 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 concurrent Animal Quarantine and Certification Services clearance and a 79-designated-port restriction effective 1 March 2023.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

The mandatory uploads are: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Certificate of Analysis — Food & Supplement (0010FS), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Veterinary Health Certificate (853AQ1), Health Certificate (6360AQ), and Laboratory COA (001AQ1), as specified in CBIC Circular 24/2022-Cus and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.

Are imports of milk albumin from China permitted?

No. Imports of milk and milk-based products including milk albumin from China are prohibited under DGFT Notification 01/2015-20 dated 23-04-2019 until port laboratories are certified as having adequate melamine-testing capacity; no exemption is available regardless of FSSAI registration status.

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