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Other fresh or chilled vegetables (residual category)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0709 59 00 (Other fresh or chilled vegetables) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory compliance of General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 restricting food imports to designated entry points. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the overarching import policy, and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) enforces labelling and document-verification obligations at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

0709 59 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
Rectifiable-labelling 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 and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. Also upload the Specimen Copy of Label under document code 0110FS; 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. Diversion to a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D), Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022
3
Ensure labels comply with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA contribution and date of expiry alongside best-before date — may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before inspection, provided the manufacturer supplies the corrected information.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023

A word of counsel

This residual tariff line captures a wide range of fresh vegetables, including specialty produce such as clove stem, which carries a product-specific testing protocol: in the absence of a notified standard, clove stem is assessed against horizontal safety parameters and volatile oil content at not less than 8.5 percent v/w on a dry basis per FSSR 2.9.6(1). Importers treating all goods under this CTI as generic fresh vegetables and filing without the FSSAI Import Licence or at a non-designated port face detention, demurrage, and potential confiscation — the rectifiable-labelling dispensation applies only to labelling defects and does not waive missing PGA clearances.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0709 59 00 require BIS certification?

No, fresh or chilled vegetables under this tariff line fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with entry restricted to designated food-import ports per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

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

Yes, but only within the permitted scope: per-serve RDA contribution and date of expiry alongside best-before date may be rectified at customs bonded warehouses by a single non-detachable sticker before the authorised officer's inspection, provided the correction is supplied by the manufacturer and does not alter the original label, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022.

Is clove stem tested differently from other fresh vegetables under this HSN?

Yes. Until standards for clove stem are notified, it is tested against horizontal safety parameters and volatile oil content on a dry basis at not less than 8.5 percent v/w — half the standard for whole cloves — per FSSR 2.9.6(1), as clarified by the FSSAI order referenced in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs.

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