Olives

Provisionally preserved olives, unsuitable for immediate consumption

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0711 20 00 (Olives, provisionally preserved) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Consignments must also comply with the designated food-import entry-point restriction under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

0711 20 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
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. Additionally, upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); both documents must be present in e-Sanchit before the customs proper officer grants out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
2
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with 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, ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Where labelling does not fully conform to FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, rectification of specified deficiencies — including per-serve RDA contributions and expiry/best-before date additions from the manufacturer — may be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering the original label, prior to authorised-officer inspection.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017, Reg. 6

A word of counsel

The most frequently mishandled aspect of this tariff line is the labelling rectification regime: importers assume that any labelling deficiency can be corrected at the port, but the dispensation under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and FSSAI's clarification order of 18 November 2022 is limited to specific parameters — per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — and only where the correction originates from the manufacturer. Deficiencies outside those parameters are not rectifiable at port and can result in consignment rejection or re-export rather than a simple sticker fix.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0711 20 00 require BIS certification?

No, provisionally preserved olives are not subject to any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017, with CBIC and DGFT administering the designated entry-point overlay.

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

Two mandatory documents must be uploaded before out-of-charge: the FSSAI Import Licence under document code 911001, and the Specimen Copy of Label under document code 0110FS, as specified in CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling corrections always be made at the port for imported provisionally preserved olives?

No. The port-rectification dispensation under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus is restricted to specific parameters — per-serve RDA percentage contribution and expiry/best-before date additions supplied by the manufacturer — carried out at a customs bonded warehouse on a non-detachable sticker before authorised-officer inspection; all other labelling deficiencies remain non-rectifiable at port.

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