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Fresh or chilled edible brassicas (kale, kohlrabi, similar)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0704 90 00 (fresh or chilled edible brassicas other than cabbage, cauliflower and kohlrabi) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with consignments permitted only through designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) policy overlays govern the entry-point restriction and rectifiable-labelling regime.

What this is

HSN code

0704 90 00

Chapter

07 · Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Entry-point compliance declaration from 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 a current FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. Also upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in e-Sanchit by the proper officer.
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
2
Route the consignment exclusively through a designated food-import entry point as required under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending re-routing or confiscation.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus
3
Where labelling deficiencies exist, rectification must be carried out at a customs-bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer, using a single non-detachable sticker affixed next to the principal display panel without altering the original label. Permitted rectifiable items include per-serve percentage contribution to RDA and date of expiry alongside best-before date, subject to manufacturer verification.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017

A word of counsel

The rectifiable-labelling dispensation is frequently misread as a general licence to remedy any labelling shortfall at port. The dispensation applies only to the specific items enumerated in the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus — notably per-serve RDA contribution and dual dating — and requires the corrected information to originate from the manufacturer itself, not be inserted by the importer. A label deficiency outside those enumerated items is non-rectifiable and will result in consignment rejection or re-export.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0704 90 00 require BIS certification?

No, fresh edible brassicas are not within 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 entry-point restrictions under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge?

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

Can labelling corrections be made by the importer at the port warehouse?

Only for the specific items permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — per-serve RDA contribution and dual dating — and only where the corrected information is supplied by the manufacturer and verified by the authorised FSSAI officer.

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