Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.)

Fresh or chilled beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0708 20 00 (Beans, Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017. Import is restricted to designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) oversight at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

0708 20 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
ITC (HS) entry-point compliance from DGFT

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 an FSSAI Import Licence before shipment and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 at the bill of entry. Upload the specimen copy of label under document code 0110FS in the same e-Sanchit filing; the customs proper officer will verify both documents before granting out-of-charge.
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 in compliance with 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 redirection or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus
3
Address any labelling deficiencies under the rectifiable-labelling regime before visual inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer. Permissible rectifications — including per-serve RDA percentage contribution and expiry date additions — must be applied by the manufacturer and affixed as a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel at a customs bonded warehouse, without altering original label information.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/APEX/2022-FSSAI · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is treating an FSSAI Import Licence as sufficient and overlooking the designated-port restriction under General Note 4(D): consignments routed to a non-designated port are detained regardless of licence validity, incurring demurrage and ground rent while remediation is attempted. Separately, rectifiable labelling defects must be corrected before FSSAI inspection — not after — and only by the manufacturer; labels altered by the importer or freight forwarder at the port are treated as non-compliant and can result in consignment rejection.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0708 20 00 require BIS certification?

No. Fresh or chilled beans fall outside 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 designated-port and labelling requirements administered through DGFT and CBIC policy overlays.

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

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) are both mandatory and must be uploaded before the customs proper officer grants out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

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

Yes, but only within the rectifiable-labelling framework: permissible corrections must be made at a customs bonded warehouse before FSSAI visual inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker applied by the manufacturer, in accordance with CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022.

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