Mushrooms of the genus agaricus

Fresh or chilled mushrooms of the genus Agaricus

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0709 51 00 (Mushrooms of the genus agaricus) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including labelling compliance under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Import is permitted only through 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) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

0709 51 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 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 a valid FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must also be uploaded; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
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 only 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 re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Confirm label compliance with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before dispatch. Where permissible labelling deficiencies exist — such as per-serve RDA percentage contributions or expiry-date formatting — rectification must be completed at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering original label information.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating a label deficiency as automatically rectifiable at port, without recognising that the rectification dispensation under Regulation 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 is limited to specified categories of information and requires the correction to be made by the manufacturer itself for certain fields — notably expiry date alongside best-before date. A consignment whose label deficiency falls outside the permissible rectification list is subject to rejection or re-export, not merely a sticker correction, and missing FSSAI Import Licence upload in e-Sanchit independently blocks out-of-charge regardless of the physical label condition.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0709 51 00 require BIS certification?

No. Fresh Agaricus mushrooms are 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 FSSAI Import Licence and label-compliance requirements, and is subject to designated food-import entry-point restrictions under General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry for this HSN?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge, as required under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port after arrival?

Only for the specific categories of information permitted under Regulation 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022; rectification must be carried out at the customs bonded warehouse by a non-detachable sticker before visual inspection by the authorised officer, and certain fields require the correction to originate from the manufacturer itself.

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