Ester gums

Ester gums, rosin-derived resin esters for food use

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 3806 30 00 (Ester gums) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory e-Sanchit document upload before customs out-of-charge. Compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 governing designated food-import entry points and the rectifiable-labelling regime under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 apply as additional clearance requirements administered by FSSAI, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

3806 30 00

Chapter

38 · Miscellaneous chemical products

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Food-import entry point 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
Obtain the FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. The customs proper officer will not grant out-of-charge until both the FSSAI Import Licence (911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS) are verified as uploaded in e-Sanchit.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Specimen Copy of Label document code 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point and ensure compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Diversion to a non-designated port renders the bill of entry non-compliant and the consignment liable to detention.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022
3
Verify label compliance against the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before shipment. Where permitted labelling deficiencies exist, rectification must be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse — by a single non-detachable sticker affixed next to the principal display panel — before visual inspection by the authorised officer, and must not alter original label information.
FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 Reg. 6

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is conflating the rectifiable-labelling dispensation with full label compliance: the port-rectification window covers only the specific deficiencies enumerated under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and the FSSAI orders of 22-05-2018 and 14-01-2019, and does not suspend the requirement for a valid FSSAI Import Licence. Consignments arriving with a complete label but a missing or expired FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) are detained at the entry point regardless of label status — detention triggers demurrage and ground rent that cannot be mitigated by a subsequent rectification sticker.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 3806 30 00 require BIS certification?

No. Ester gums fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers rosin derivatives or resin esters. 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 designated food-import entry-point requirements as the operative obligations.

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

Two documents are mandatory at the bill of entry stage: the FSSAI Import Licence under document code 911001 and the Specimen Copy of Label under document code 0110FS, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling defects be corrected after the consignment arrives at port?

Yes, but only for the specific labelling information permitted under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — rectification must be by a single non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's inspection, and date-of-expiry information may be added only when supplied by the manufacturer itself.

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