Isinglass
Isinglass, fish-derived gelatin and animal glues
HSN 3503 00 10 (Isinglass) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and to Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) clearance under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and CITES where the source species is listed. Import is otherwise Free under the ITC (HS) policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), subject to the designated food-import entry-point restriction under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.
- Import Licence from FSSAI
- Health Certificate from exporter
- CITES permit from WCCB
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
- 1Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and Health Certificate (document code 6360AQ) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify these documents are present before granting out-of-charge.CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No. Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
- 2Confirm that the source species of the isinglass is not listed under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 or CITES Appendices. Where the species is scheduled or CITES-listed, obtain WCCB clearance and the relevant CITES import permit before the consignment is dispatched.ITC (HS) Import policy condition · Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 · CITES
- 3Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Any labelling deficiencies permissible for rectification under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 must be corrected at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker affixed next to the principal display panel.General Note 4(D), Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
The dual PGA overlay on this tariff line is the most common clearance trap: importers who secure the FSSAI Import Licence but neglect to assess WCCB and CITES applicability face consignment detention at port pending wildlife-authority clearance, a timeline that runs independently of the food-safety NOC process. Isinglass is derived from fish swim bladders, and certain sturgeon species supplying commercial isinglass are CITES-listed; verify the species and country of origin against current CITES Appendix II listings before placing the purchase order.