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Other provisionally preserved vegetables and vegetable mixtures

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0711 90 90 (other provisionally preserved vegetables and mixtures) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory label compliance under the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Consignments are restricted to designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with CBIC and Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) policy overlays applying at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

0711 90 90

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 from 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, together with the Specimen Copy of Label under document code 0110FS, before filing the bill of entry. Customs out-of-charge will not be granted unless both documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Specimen Copy of Label document code 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
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. Arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending rerouting or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus as referenced in CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Where label information does not meet the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 requirements — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and expiry/best-before dates — arrange rectification at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering the original label, before visual inspection by the authorised officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · 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 frequent error on this residual tariff line is assuming that the rectifiable-labelling dispensation covers all labelling deficiencies and removes the risk of consignment hold. The dispensation is limited to specific items — per-serve RDA contribution and date information — and applies only where the manufacturer itself provides the corrected information, verified by the authorised officer; missing FSSAI Import Licence or an entry at a non-designated port cannot be remedied post-arrival and will result in detention, demurrage, and potential re-export.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0711 90 90 require BIS certification?

No, provisionally preserved vegetables under this tariff line are not within 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 label-compliance requirements applying at the bill of entry.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge 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; the proper officer verifies these before granting out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies on provisionally preserved vegetable consignments be rectified at the port?

Yes, but only for the specific items listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 — such as per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date information — and rectification must be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse by a non-detachable sticker affixed by or at the direction of the manufacturer, verified by the authorised officer.

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