Bengal gram (desi chana)

Dried chickpeas, Bengal gram, desi chana

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0713 20 20 (Bengal gram, desi chana) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) customs instructions governing e-Sanchit document verification at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

0713 20 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
Food-import port 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 (document code 911001) and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed. The proper officer will verify this upload prior to granting out-of-charge; PGA-facilitated bills not routed through FSSAI for NOC are subject to the same mandatory document check.
FSSAI Import Licence · document code 911001 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Upload a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. Labels must comply with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020; permissible labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage RDA contribution and best-before/expiry date information supplied by the manufacturer — may be rectified at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
3
Route the consignment only through designated food-import entry points in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Import through a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and re-export under the ITC (HS) Restricted-entry regime.
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 treating label deficiencies as grounds for delay without distinguishing rectifiable from non-rectifiable defects. FSSAI's rectifiable-labelling dispensation under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus (as modified by Instruction 09/2023-Cus) is limited to specific data fields — per-serve RDA contribution and manufacturer-supplied expiry information — and rectification must occur at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised officer; any attempt to re-label outside that controlled window is treated as tampering, not rectification.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0713 20 20 require BIS certification?

No. Dried chickpeas and Bengal gram 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 FSSAI Import Licence and labelling compliance as the operative requirements.

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

The mandatory uploads are the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); both must be present in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge is granted per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after the consignment arrives at port?

Yes, but only within the narrow FSSAI rectifiable-labelling dispensation: eligible corrections must be made at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, and only for the specific fields permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus as clarified by the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022.

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