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Provisionally preserved vegetables, other (not mushrooms, olives, capers)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0711 59 00 covers provisionally preserved vegetables (other than mushrooms, olives, truffles, and capers) and is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Consignments must enter only through the 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

0711 59 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
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 current FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must also be uploaded; the proper officer will verify both documents are present before granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence (911001) · Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS) · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022
2
Route the consignment through one of the designated food-import entry points prescribed under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Address any labelling deficiencies at a customs-bonded warehouse before inspection by the authorised officer. Rectification is limited to the specific items permitted under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus — a single non-detachable sticker affixed next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating permissible label rectification as a post-arrival corrective right of general application. Rectification under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus is confined to the specific parameters listed — per-serve RDA percentages, expiry and best-before dates provided by the manufacturer — and must be completed in the bonded warehouse before visual inspection. A label deficiency outside those permitted parameters is not rectifiable at port and results in consignment rejection, not a sticker fix.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0711 59 00 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers provisionally preserved 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 label compliance as the operative requirements at the bill-of-entry stage.

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) are mandatory e-Sanchit uploads; the proper officer confirms both before granting out-of-charge under the PGA-facilitated bills verification protocol.

Does the designated food-import entry-point restriction apply to all consignments under this HSN?

Yes. General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 applies to food-import entry points for all food consignments including provisionally preserved vegetables, and diversion to a non-designated port attracts detention pending compliance or re-export.

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