Potatoes

Dried potatoes, whole, cut, sliced or powdered

FSSAI CLEARANCE · PPQS CLEARANCE

HSN 0712 90 60 (dried potatoes) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and a mandatory non-GM origin cum GM-free certificate under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage (PPQS) phytosanitary clearance and the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) designated-port condition under General Note 4(D) of ITC (HS) Schedule I apply as additional clearance requirements.

What this is

HSN code

0712 90 60

Chapter

07 · Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Phytosanitary certificate from PPQS
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

PPQSPPQS·Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary regime

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 valid FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. For consignments dispatched from the exporting country on or after 1 March 2021, a non-GM origin cum GM-free certificate is mandatory; this may be a standalone certificate or a GM-free attestation on the phytosanitary or health certificate, provided it contains all information specified in the FSSAI order dated 21 August 2021.
FSSAI order dated 03-12-2020 (File F.N. 1-1764/FSSAI/Imports/2018(Part1)) · FSSAI order dated 21-08-2021
2
Upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. Labelling deficiencies permissible for port rectification under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — including per-serve RDA contributions and expiry date — must be rectified by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at the customs bonded warehouse before inspection by the authorised officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Route the consignment only through one of the designated food-import entry points notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Diversion to an undesignated port renders the consignment liable to detention and potential re-export under FSSAI import enforcement.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is dispatching consignments without securing the non-GM origin cum GM-free certificate before shipment. The FSSAI Import Licence is necessary but not sufficient: consignments of dried potatoes dispatched on or after 1 March 2021 without a compliant GM-free declaration — whether as a standalone document or as an attestation on the phytosanitary certificate — are detained at the designated port, and a post-arrival cure is not accepted as rectifiable labelling under the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0712 90 60 require BIS certification?

No, dried potatoes fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with concurrent Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage phytosanitary clearance and the DGFT designated-port condition.

Is the non-GM origin cum GM-free certificate required for every consignment?

Yes, for all consignments dispatched from the exporting country on or after 1 March 2021. The certificate may be standalone or incorporated as an attestation on the phytosanitary or health certificate, provided it contains all declarations specified in the FSSAI order dated 21 August 2021.

Which labelling deficiencies may be rectified at the port for this tariff line?

Under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI order dated 18 November 2022, per-serve RDA percentage contributions and expiry date information may be rectified at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, provided the rectification is verified by the authorised officer before release.

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