Dried garlic

Dried garlic, whole, cut, sliced or powdered

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0712 90 40 (Dried garlic) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with consignments restricted to designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) policy controls apply as an additional overlay, and DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025 dated 22-09-2025 confirms that dried garlic, as a spice under Appendix 4J, is ineligible for import under the Duty Free Import Authorisation scheme.

What this is

HSN code

0712 90 40

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
ITC (HS) 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 a current FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. Upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) concurrently; the customs proper officer will verify both uploads before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Any labelling deficiency permissible under the rectifiable-labelling regime — including per-serve RDA percentages and date-of-expiry details — must be corrected by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022, Para 2(i) · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017
3
Confirm that the import is not presented under a Duty Free Import Authorisation. DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025 dated 22-09-2025 clarifies that dried garlic, as a spice listed under Appendix 4J with a pre-import condition, is ineligible for import under DFIA irrespective of the intended end use; attempting to use DFIA for this tariff line attracts enforcement under the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992.
DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025 dated 22-09-2025

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that dried garlic, as a processed vegetable, falls outside the spices regime for DGFT purposes and is therefore eligible for zero-duty import under DFIA. DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025 expressly forecloses this position: all spices under Appendix 4J carry a pre-import condition that makes DFIA use impermissible under any circumstances, and consignments presented under DFIA are liable to duty recovery, cancellation of the authorisation, and DGFT enforcement action independent of the FSSAI clearance status.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0712 90 40 require BIS certification?

No, dried garlic falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers dried vegetables under Chapter 07. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with DGFT policy controls and a designated-port restriction under General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for dried garlic imports?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) are both mandatory uploads in e-Sanchit before the customs proper officer may grant out-of-charge, per CBIC Instructions 10/2022-Cus and 09/2023-Cus.

Can a labelling deficiency on dried garlic be corrected after the consignment arrives in India?

Yes, but only within the rectifiable-labelling regime: permitted corrections — including per-serve RDA contribution figures and expiry-date additions where the manufacturer provides the information — must be made at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel before inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer.

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