Pectolytic enzyme (pectimase)

Pectolytic enzyme (pectinase) for food and industrial use

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 3507 90 50 (Pectolytic enzyme / pectinase) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 restricting entry to designated food-import ports. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the overarching ITC (HS) import policy, and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) enforces e-Sanchit document-upload obligations before out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

3507 90 50

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
Certificate of Analysis from issuing laboratory

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) covering pectolytic enzymes and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. Additionally, upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and the Label of Consignment (document code 0110DC) in e-Sanchit; the proper officer will verify all mandatory documents before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022
2
Upload the Certificate of Analysis (document code 0010DC) and the Batch Release Certificate (document code 0030DC) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage. Where a Registration Certificate (Drugs) under document code 101DC1 and an Import Licence for Drugs (document code 9111DC) are applicable to the consignment, these must also be uploaded before out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022
3
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Any labelling deficiencies permissible under Regulation 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the FSSAI rectifiable-labelling dispensation may be rectified at Customs bonded warehouses using a single non-detachable sticker before visual inspection by the Authorised Officer.
General Note 4(D) of ITC (HS) 2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating pectolytic enzyme purely as an industrial enzyme and bypassing the FSSAI food-import documentation chain — particularly the Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS) and the Certificate of Analysis (0010DC) — on the assumption that these requirements apply only to finished food products. Because pectinase falls within the FSSAI import-licence regime, the full seven-document e-Sanchit upload list is operative; a consignment arriving without even one of these documents will be detained at the port pending upload, accruing demurrage and ground rent until the proper officer grants out-of-charge.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3507 90 50 require BIS certification?

No, pectolytic enzymes are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with CBIC enforcing mandatory e-Sanchit document uploads at the bill-of-entry stage.

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

The mandatory documents are: Certificate of Analysis – Drug (0010DC), Batch Release Certificate (0030DC), Label of Consignment (0110DC), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Registration Certificate Drugs (101DC1), FSSAI Import Licence (911001), and Import Licence for Drugs (9111DC), all per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 and its modifications.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port for pectinase consignments?

Yes, but only for the specific categories of rectifiable labelling information listed under the FSSAI dispensation — including per-serve RDA percentages and date-of-expiry alignment — carried out at Customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, verified by the Authorised Officer before visual inspection.

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