Terragon

Frozen tarragon, other frozen vegetables

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0710 80 10 (Frozen tarragon) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and associated FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. 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), with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) customs-instruction overlays applying at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

0710 80 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
Designated-port 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 and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. The Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must also be uploaded in e-Sanchit; the customs proper officer will verify both documents before granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) · Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Confirm compliance with the rectifiable-labelling regime: permissible labelling deficiencies may be corrected at customs-bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 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
Note that tarragon, as a spice, falls under Appendix 4J of the ITC (HS) and is subject to a pre-import condition; import under Duty-Free Import Authorisation is not permissible under any circumstances regardless of intended end use.
DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025 dated 22-09-2025

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is attempting to import frozen tarragon under a Duty-Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) on the basis that it is a food ingredient. DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025 dated 22-09-2025 explicitly bars all spices — including tarragon — from DFIA import because they fall under Appendix 4J and carry a pre-import condition; this ineligibility applies irrespective of intended end use, and a consignment imported on the strength of a DFIA for this CTI exposes the importer to licence-misuse proceedings under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0710 80 10 require BIS certification?

No, frozen tarragon is not within 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 designated food-import entry point restrictions under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry 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, as verified by the customs proper officer per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port for frozen tarragon imports?

Yes, specified labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA contribution data and expiry date additions provided by the manufacturer — may be rectified at customs-bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022.

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