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Frozen leguminous vegetables and other frozen vegetables

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0710 29 00 (frozen vegetables, other) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and 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 Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

0710 29 00

Chapter

07 · Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Designated-port compliance 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 a current FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. Also upload a specimen copy of the label (document code 0110FS); both documents must be present before customs out-of-charge is granted.
FSSAI Import Licence doc code 911001 · Label specimen doc code 0110FS · CCR PGA-facilitated bills instruction
2
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the designated food-import entry points notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at a non-designated port are liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D), Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure the import label conforms to FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowances and dual date declarations. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — such as missing per-serve RDA percentages or expiry/best-before alignment — may be corrected at customs-bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel, provided the manufacturer supplies the correction and an authorised officer verifies it.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020

A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is assuming that a valid FSSAI Import Licence alone clears the consignment. Labelling non-compliance — particularly absent per-serve RDA percentages or misaligned expiry and best-before dates — routinely triggers hold-and-rectify orders at the port; the rectification window applies only to deficiencies explicitly listed in the CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022, and any other labelling gap requires full re-labelling or re-export. Confirm label compliance against FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before shipment, not on arrival.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0710 29 00 require BIS certification?

No; no BIS Quality Control Order covers frozen vegetables. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with labelling compliance under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and designated-port entry restrictions under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the specimen copy of the label (document code 0110FS) are both mandatory uploads in e-Sanchit; the proper officer will not grant out-of-charge until both are verified.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port, or does the consignment face re-export?

Certain labelling deficiencies — including missing per-serve RDA percentages and expiry/best-before date alignment — may be rectified at customs-bonded warehouses by affixing a non-detachable sticker, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and FSSAI clarification dated 18-11-2022; deficiencies outside this defined list require full re-labelling or re-export.

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