Isolated soya protein

Isolated soya protein, peptone-class protein substances

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 3504 00 91 (Isolated soya protein) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and food-labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Consignments classified under the high-risk-food regime are permitted only through 79 designated food-import ports, and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I applies as a concurrent customs overlay.

What this is

HSN code

3504 00 91

Chapter

35 · Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
ITC (HS) General Note 4(D) 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
Secure a current FSSAI Import Licence before filing the bill of entry and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001. Where the isolated soya protein falls within the high-risk nutraceuticals or food-for-dietary-uses categories, additionally confirm that the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with FSSAI per the mandatory-registration programme.
CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus dated 14-11-2022 · FSSAI order dated 10-10-2022
2
Upload a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. Any rectifiable labelling deficiency must be addressed in accordance with FSSAI Letter No. 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023; non-rectifiable deficiencies render the consignment liable to detention or re-export.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022
3
Route the consignment only through one of the 79 designated food-import ports notified from 01-03-2023 under CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus and General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are refused out-of-charge and face demurrage and ground rent pending re-routing or re-export.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is assuming that isolated soya protein — classified under Chapter 35 alongside industrial protein substances — escapes the FSSAI high-risk-food designated-port restriction because it is not an animal-derived product. Where the imported material is destined for food or nutraceutical use, FSSAI treats it as within the high-risk-food regime, and arrival at any of the 79 non-notified ports triggers detention irrespective of a current FSSAI Import Licence. Confirm the intended end-use with FSSAI before routing the consignment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3504 00 91 require BIS certification?

No, isolated soya protein 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 label-compliance requirements applying at the bill of entry.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge for this tariff line?

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

Does the foreign-manufacturer registration requirement apply to isolated soya protein suppliers?

Registration is mandated for facilities exporting specified high-risk categories including nutraceuticals and foods for dietary uses; where isolated soya protein is exported for such end-uses, the foreign manufacturing facility must appear on FSSAI's registered-facility list per CBIC Instruction 30/2022-Cus dated 14-11-2022.

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