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Dried shelled leguminous vegetables, other varieties

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0713 39 90 (dried shelled leguminous vegetables, other) 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. Compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 for designated food-import entry points applies as an additional policy overlay administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

0713 39 90

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 the FSSAI Import Licence and ensure both the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) are uploaded in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The customs proper officer will not grant out-of-charge until both documents are verified in the system.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · 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 in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at a non-designated port are liable to detention and re-export under the ITC (HS) policy.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022
3
Address any labelling deficiencies at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer. Rectification must be by a single non-detachable sticker affixed next to the principal display panel without altering the original label, and is permitted for the specific items listed under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022.
FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 · 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 the rectifiable-labelling dispensation as a blanket cure for non-compliant labels. The dispensation covers only the specific parameters enumerated under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — and rectification must be completed before the authorised officer's visual inspection, not after. A labelling deficiency outside the permitted list is not rectifiable at port and the consignment is liable to re-export or destruction.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0713 39 90 require BIS certification?

No, dried shelled leguminous vegetables 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 the ITC (HS) designated-port overlay administered by DGFT and CBIC.

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

Document code 911001 (FSSAI Import Licence) and document code 0110FS (Specimen Copy of Label) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry can receive out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after the FSSAI authorised officer has commenced visual inspection?

No. Rectification of permitted labelling deficiencies must be completed at the customs bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's visual inspection or re-inspection; corrections attempted after inspection commences are not covered by the dispensation and the consignment remains non-compliant.

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