Sweet corn

Frozen sweet corn, uncooked or cooked

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0710 40 00 (Sweet corn) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with a Specimen Copy of Label requirement enforced at the bill-of-entry stage. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) policy restricts food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) instructions govern the rectifiable-labelling regime at designated ports.

What this is

HSN code

0710 40 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 the FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. Also upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); the proper officer will verify both documents are present in e-Sanchit before granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Specimen Copy of Label document code 0110FS · CCR PGA-facilitated-bill verification requirement
2
Route the consignment only through food-import entry points designated under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Filing a bill of entry at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending re-routing.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022
3
Ensure labelling complies with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before arrival. Certain labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and dual date markings — may be rectified at customs-bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering the original label, before the authorised officer's 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 frequent error on this tariff line is arriving at a non-designated food-import port on the assumption that the FSSAI Import Licence alone satisfies clearance. General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022 restricts entry to notified ports only, and a consignment arriving elsewhere faces detention and demurrage until physically re-routed — the FSSAI NOC does not override the port-of-entry restriction. Confirm the nominated port appears on the designated-entry-point list before vessel departure.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0710 40 00 require BIS certification?

No, frozen sweet corn falls 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 FSSAI Import Licence and Specimen Copy of Label mandatory at the bill of entry.

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

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge; the proper officer verifies these on PGA-facilitated bills where the NOC has not been routed through the PGA.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected at the port after arrival?

Yes, but only for the specific items listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus — such as per-serve RDA percentages and dual date formats — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at a customs-bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's inspection; substantive label omissions not covered by the dispensation require re-export or confiscation.

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