Tall oil fatty acids
Tall oil fatty acids, an industrial monocarboxylic fatty acid
HSN 3823 13 00 (Tall oil fatty acids) is covered by a Bureau of Indian Standards Quality Control Order. Conformity to IS 12124:1987 is mandatory under the ISI Mark Scheme with effect from 28 October 2022, by virtue of the Rubberseed Fatty Acids (Quality Control) Order, 2022. No separate customs-clearance overlay beyond the BIS QCO applies to this tariff line.
- 1Source only from a Bureau of Indian Standards CM/L-licensed manufacturer holding a current licence against IS 12124:1987 for rubberseed fatty acids. Verify the supplier's CM/L number, licensed product scope, and licensed manufacturing facility on the BIS online register before placing the purchase order.Rubberseed Fatty Acids (Quality Control) Order, 2022 · S.O. 1966(E) dated 27-04-2022
- 2Ensure each consignment lot bears the ISI mark and the supplier's CM/L number per Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018. The standard mark must appear on product labelling or primary containers, not packaging outer wrap alone.Scheme-I of Schedule-II to the BIS (Conformity Assessment) Regulations, 2018 · Rubberseed Fatty Acids (Quality Control) Order, 2022
- 3Retain the supplier's test and conformity documentation against IS 12124:1987 for the consignment. Customs may call for documentary evidence of IS conformity at time of clearance; absent documentation triggers consignment detention.IS 12124:1987 · BIS Act, 2016 · Customs Act, 1962
- 4Quote the supplier's BIS CM/L number on the bill of entry. Customs verifies the CM/L in real time against the BIS register; an absent, expired, or scope-mismatched CM/L number triggers detention, demurrage, and potential re-export or confiscation.Rubberseed Fatty Acids (Quality Control) Order, 2022 · General Note 2 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy · BIS Act, 2016
The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that IS 12124:1987 — titled for stearic acid — does not govern tall oil fatty acids imported under HSN 3823 13 00. The Rubberseed Fatty Acids (Quality Control) Order, 2022 maps multiple industrial fatty acid lines to IS 12124:1987; an importer who reads the IS title alone and concludes the standard is inapplicable will present an unmarked, unlicensed consignment at port, resulting in detention and ground rent accumulation while a rectification cycle is initiated with the supplier's BIS licensing authority.