Celery other than celeraic

Fresh or chilled celery (stalk celery, leaf celery)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0709 40 00 (Celery other than celeriac) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with an FSSAI Import Licence and a specimen copy of label mandated as e-Sanchit uploads before customs out-of-charge. The consignment must enter through designated food-import ports per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) administering the overlying policy and labelling-rectification framework.

What this is

HSN code

0709 40 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 importer
Designated-port 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 an FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and ensure a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) is uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed. The proper officer will verify both documents are present prior to granting out-of-charge on PGA-facilitated bills.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
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. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention and re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus
3
Where labelling deficiencies exist, rectification is permitted only for the specific information listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry-date fields — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at the customs bonded warehouse before inspection, without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating label deficiencies as rectifiable at will and deferring label compliance to the port. The CBIC-FSSAI rectifiable-labelling dispensation covers only the specific fields enumerated in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs; deficiencies in mandatory fields outside that list — such as ingredient declarations or country-of-origin statements — are non-rectifiable at port and require re-export or confiscation. Compliance with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 must be confirmed against the actual consignment labels before shipment departs the country of origin.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0709 40 00 require BIS certification?

No, fresh or chilled celery is not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with an FSSAI Import Licence and designated-port entry requirement as the operative obligations.

Which documents 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 e-Sanchit uploads; out-of-charge will not be granted until the proper officer confirms both are present.

Can labelling errors be corrected at the port of import for celery consignments?

Only for the specific fields permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — such as per-serve RDA percentage and expiry-date information — by a single non-detachable sticker at the customs bonded warehouse; all other labelling deficiencies render the consignment non-compliant and liable to detention or re-export.

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