Pumpkins

Fresh or chilled pumpkins (Cucurbita spp.)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0709 93 10 (Pumpkins) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Consignments must also comply with the designated food-import entry-point restriction under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and enforced by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

0709 93 10

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
Entry-point declaration from 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 and ensure it is current before the bill of entry is filed. Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit; the proper officer will verify both documents before granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Specimen Copy of Label document code 0110FS · CCR PGA-facilitated-bills clause
2
Route the consignment only through a food-import entry point compliant 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 FSSAI clearance.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022
3
Ensure pre-shipment labelling meets the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and expiry-date particulars. Rectification of permissible labelling deficiencies may be carried out at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, without altering the original label, before FSSAI authorised-officer inspection.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that labelling defects can be remedied freely after arrival. The rectifiable-labelling dispensation under Regulation 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus regime is strictly limited in scope: rectification is permitted only at the customs bonded warehouse, only before visual or re-inspection by the authorised officer, and only by a single non-detachable sticker that does not alter the original label — consignments where the original label is obscured or removed face rejection and re-export.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0709 93 10 require BIS certification?

No, fresh pumpkins fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers fresh vegetables. 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 Specimen Copy of Label mandatory at the bill of entry.

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

Document code 911001 (FSSAI Import Licence) and document code 0110FS (Specimen Copy of Label) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the proper officer grants out-of-charge, per the PGA-facilitated-bills CCR requirement.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after the consignment arrives in India?

Yes, but only within the limits prescribed by CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022: rectification is confined to the customs bonded warehouse prior to FSSAI authorised-officer inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker that does not alter or obscure the original label.

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