Bambara beans (Vigna subterranea or Voandzeia subterranea)

Dried shelled Bambara beans (Vigna subterranea, Voandzeia subterranea)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0713 34 00 (Bambara beans) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory e-Sanchit document upload before customs out-of-charge. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import entry points 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) oversight at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

0713 34 00

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
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 valid FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. Also upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); the customs proper officer will verify both documents before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs 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 as required under 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 re-routing or confiscation.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022
3
Ensure label compliance with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before customs inspection. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA percentage and expiry-date presentation — may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker without altering the original label, subject to authorised-officer verification.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 Para 2(i) · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating a valid FSSAI Import Licence as sufficient for clearance while overlooking label pre-compliance. The rectifiable-labelling dispensation under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus covers only the specific deficiencies enumerated — per-serve RDA percentage and expiry-date presentation — and correction must occur at a bonded warehouse before visual inspection, not after detention. Labels with substantive non-compliances beyond these enumerated items cannot be rectified at port and expose the consignment to seizure.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0713 34 00 require BIS certification?

No, dried Bambara beans fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with an FSSAI Import Licence and designated-port entry requirement.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for Bambara bean imports?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the customs proper officer grants out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies on Bambara bean consignments be corrected at the port?

Only the specific deficiencies enumerated in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs — per-serve RDA percentage and expiry-date presentation — may be rectified at customs bonded warehouses by non-detachable sticker before inspection; all other labelling non-compliances must be resolved before shipment.

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