Spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach)

Frozen spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0710 30 00 (frozen spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach) 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 rectifiable-labelling obligations under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import entry points per 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

0710 30 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
Food-import 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 valid FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The Customs proper officer will verify that document code 911001 is present in e-Sanchit before granting out-of-charge; consignments without this upload will not receive out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence · document code 911001 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage. Labelling deficiencies that are rectifiable under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and date of expiry — may be corrected at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus 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
3
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point as required under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Non-compliance with the designated-port requirement renders the consignment liable to detention, demurrage, and re-export under FSSAI and DGFT enforcement.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating label rectification as a post-arrival cure-all: only the specific deficiencies enumerated in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 are rectifiable at the bonded warehouse, and only where the corrective information originates from the manufacturer itself. Missing FSSAI Import Licence upload (document code 911001) or an absent Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) at the bill-of-entry stage is not a labelling deficiency — it is a PGA-clearance failure that triggers consignment detention irrespective of the physical condition of the goods.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0710 30 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 FSSAI Import Licence and Specimen Copy of Label mandatory at the bill of entry, and the designated food-import entry-point restriction under General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022.

Which labelling deficiencies can be rectified at the port for this consignment?

Per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022, rectifiable items include per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and the date of expiry alongside best-before date — provided the corrective information is supplied by the manufacturer and verified by the authorised officer. The correction must be made by a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.

Are all ports eligible for clearance of this frozen spinach consignment?

No. Import must be routed through designated food-import entry points only, as required under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; consignments arriving at a non-designated port are liable to detention and re-export under DGFT and FSSAI enforcement.

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