Olives

Fresh or chilled olives, edible vegetables

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0709 92 00 (Olives) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and label-compliance requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Consignments must enter only through the designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) rectifiable-labelling dispensation applying at customs bonded warehouses.

What this is

HSN code

0709 92 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
Port-compliance 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 the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload it 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 on PGA-facilitated bills unless both documents are present in e-Sanchit.
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 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 non-compliant with the ITC (HS) food-import entry-point condition and liable to detention.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Where labelling deficiencies exist, rectification must be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering original label information. Per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date may be rectified under this dispensation, provided the manufacturer has supplied the 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 rectifiable-labelling dispensation is frequently misread as a broad amnesty for non-compliant food labels. The dispensation under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus covers only the specific items enumerated — per-serve RDA percentages and expiry date alongside best-before date — and only where the corrected information originates from the manufacturer. Labels missing mandatory FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 particulars outside that enumerated list are not rectifiable at port and attract re-export or confiscation, not a sticker fix.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0709 92 00 require BIS certification?

No, fresh or chilled olives 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 the FSSAI Import Licence and label-compliance requirements as the operative obligations.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge for this tariff line?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) are mandatory e-Sanchit uploads per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023; out-of-charge is withheld until both are verified by the proper officer.

Can labelling deficiencies on imported olive consignments be rectified at the port?

Yes, but only for the specific items permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 — rectification must occur at a customs bonded warehouse by non-detachable sticker before FSSAI inspection, and only where the corrected information is supplied by the manufacturer.

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