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Green peas

Dried green peas, shelled (Pisum sativum)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0713 10 20 (Green peas) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with import restricted to a fiscal-year quota of 1.5 lakh MT at a Minimum Import Price of ₹200 per kilogram, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under DGFT Notification 37/2015-20. Import is permitted exclusively through Kolkata Sea Port, and importers must declare pulse stocks on the Department of Consumer Affairs portal.

What this is
HSN code
0713 10 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
  • MIP and quota declaration to DGFT
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. 1
    Obtain an FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001, together with the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify both documents before granting out-of-charge under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs.
    CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017
  2. 2
    Confirm the consignment CIF value meets the Minimum Import Price of ₹200 per kilogram and that the shipment falls within the annual fiscal-year quota of 1.5 lakh MT as allocated under DGFT's notified procedure. Route the consignment exclusively through Kolkata Sea Port; diversion to any other port renders the consignment liable to detention and Restricted-import enforcement.
    DGFT Notification 37/2015-20 dated 18-12-2019
  3. 3
    Declare all imported pulse stocks on the Department of Consumer Affairs portal at fcainfoweb.nic.in promptly after clearance. Failure to file the stock declaration is an independent statutory contravention under S.O. 2871(E) dated 19-07-2021.
    S.O. 2871(E) dated 19-07-2021, Department of Consumer Affairs
A word of counsel

The single most common error on this tariff line is booking the consignment through a port other than Kolkata Sea Port — the port restriction under DGFT Notification 37/2015-20 is absolute for commercial imports, and no rectification is available after the vessel has sailed for an unnotified port. The quota and MIP conditions are concurrent: even a correctly priced consignment will be detained if the annual 1.5 lakh MT quota has been exhausted, so quota availability must be confirmed with DGFT before the purchase order is placed.

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Frequently asked
Does HSN 0713 10 20 require BIS certification?
No, dried green peas 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 a concurrent DGFT Restricted-import overlay imposing a Minimum Import Price of ₹200 per kilogram, a fiscal-year quota of 1.5 lakh MT, and an exclusive Kolkata Sea Port entry restriction.
Are government imports under bilateral agreements exempt from the MIP and quota restrictions?
Yes. The quota, MIP, and port restrictions under DGFT Notification 37/2015-20 do not apply to government import commitments made under any bilateral or regional agreement or MOU.
What happens if labelling on the imported consignment is deficient at the port?
Certain labelling deficiencies may be rectified at customs bonded warehouses before visual inspection, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, under the dispensation set out in CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022; however, missing PGA clearances such as the FSSAI Import Licence cannot be regularised through the rectification route.
Last verified against gazette notifications: 2026-05-16. Source: FSSAI / DGFT / CBIC / Indian Customs CUSDATA.
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