Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.)

Frozen beans, uncooked or cooked (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0710 22 00 (Frozen beans, Vigna spp. and Phaseolus spp.) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory e-Sanchit document upload before customs out-of-charge. Compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), restricts import to designated food-import entry points.

What this is

HSN code

0710 22 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 current 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 cannot be granted until both documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
FSSAI Import Licence doc code 911001 · Specimen Copy of Label doc code 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Route the consignment only through the designated food-import entry points notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Import through a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
3
Address any labelling deficiencies at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised officer. Rectification is limited to the parameters permitted under FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is uploading only the FSSAI Import Licence and overlooking the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) as a separately required e-Sanchit document. Customs officers conducting PGA-facilitated bill verification will withhold out-of-charge if either document is absent, and a labelling deficiency discovered at the port can only be rectified within the narrow parameters listed in the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 — deficiencies outside those parameters require re-export or confiscation, not on-port correction.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0710 22 00 require BIS certification?

No, frozen beans 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 mandatory FSSAI Import Licence and Specimen Copy of Label upload in e-Sanchit.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for frozen beans at the bill of entry?

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

Can labelling deficiencies on frozen bean consignments be rectified at the port?

Only within the specific parameters permitted under the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus — such as per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date additions — by affixing a non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel; all other labelling defects require re-export or attract confiscation.

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