Carrots and turnips

Fresh or chilled carrots and turnips

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0706 10 00 (Carrots and turnips) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory e-Sanchit document uploads before customs out-of-charge. Consignments must enter through designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) and Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) policy controls applying as additional overlays.

What this is

HSN code

0706 10 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 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 the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. A specimen copy of the product label (document code 0110FS) must also be uploaded; the customs proper officer will verify both documents before granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Specimen label document code 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
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. Import through a non-designated port will result in consignment detention pending regulatory redress.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus
3
Ensure labelling complies with the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and date-of-expiry information — may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses before inspection by affixing a single non-detachable sticker without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI dated 18-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence upload as the sole pre-clearance obligation and neglecting to verify that the consignment is routed through a designated food-import entry point under General Note 4(D). A correctly licensed consignment arriving at a non-designated port is nonetheless detained, attracting demurrage and ground rent while a regulatory solution is pursued. Rectifiable labelling latitude under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus applies only to specified labelling particulars — it does not excuse the absence of the FSSAI licence or a port-routing breach.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0706 10 00 require BIS certification?

No, fresh or chilled carrots and turnips fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers fresh edible vegetables. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with designated food-import entry-point restrictions under General Note 4(D) of ITC (HS) 2022.

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 the product label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the customs proper officer can grant out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

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

Yes, but only for the specific rectifiable particulars listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 — such as per-serve dietary allowance contribution and expiry-date information — and only at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection, using a non-detachable sticker that does not alter the original label.

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