Assorted canned vegetables

Provisionally preserved assorted vegetables, canned vegetable mixtures

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0711 90 20 (Assorted canned vegetables) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory e-Sanchit document upload before customs out-of-charge. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) rectifiable-labelling regime applying at customs bonded warehouses.

What this is

HSN code

0711 90 20

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
Rectifiable-labelling 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 (document code 911001) and ensure a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) is prepared. Both documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both are verified by the proper officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Label document code 0110FS
2
Route the consignment exclusively through the designated food-import entry points listed under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Diversion to an undesignated 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
Any labelling deficiency — including per-serve dietary contribution figures, expiry date alongside best-before date, and information required under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — must be rectified at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised officer. Rectification is limited to affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022, Para 2(i) · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022, F.No. Import/TFM/APEX/2022-FSSAI

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence upload as the end of the compliance obligation. The rectifiable-labelling regime under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus imposes a separate, port-stage obligation: labelling deficiencies must be corrected at the bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's inspection, not after. A consignment presented for inspection with uncorrected labelling — even where the FSSAI licence is current and correctly uploaded — is held for re-inspection, generating demurrage and ground rent.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0711 90 20 require BIS certification?

No, provisionally preserved vegetables fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. 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 designated-port compliance as the operative requirements.

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

Document code 911001 (FSSAI Import Licence) and document code 0110FS (Specimen Copy of Label) are both mandatory and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022.

Can labelling deficiencies on imported assorted canned vegetables be corrected after customs inspection?

No. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies must be corrected at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised officer, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022.

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