Broad beans (Vicia faba var major) and horse beans (Vicia faba var equina, Vicia faba var minor)

Dried broad beans and horse beans, shelled

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0713 50 00 (Broad beans and horse beans, dried shelled) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) import licensing under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory FSSAI Import Licence and specimen label upload in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) policy under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 restricts import to designated food-import entry points. Rectifiable-labelling obligations under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 apply at the port under CBIC oversight.

What this is

HSN code

0713 50 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
Food-entry-point declaration from 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
Obtain the FSSAI Import Licence and ensure it is current before the consignment is shipped. Upload both the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit; the proper officer will verify these uploads before granting out-of-charge.
CCR mandatory-document requirement · FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Specimen Copy of Label document code 0110FS
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. Import through a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and re-export under DGFT policy controls.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Rectify any labelling deficiencies permitted under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — including per-serve RDA contributions and expiry date information — at customs-bonded warehouses before visual inspection, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker without altering the original label. The manufacturer must provide the additional information, and the authorised officer must verify it.
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

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is conflating a valid FSSAI Import Licence with full clearance readiness. Even where the licence is current and uploaded, consignments are detained if the Specimen Copy of Label is absent from e-Sanchit or if labelling information required under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — particularly per-serve RDA contributions — has not been either pre-printed or rectified by a non-detachable sticker affixed before the authorised officer's visual inspection. Rectification after inspection is not permitted.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0713 50 00 require BIS certification?

No, dried broad beans and horse beans 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 designated food-import entry-point controls administered by DGFT under General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge for this tariff line?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) are both mandatory and must be present in e-Sanchit before the proper officer grants out-of-charge, per the CCR requirement.

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

Yes, but only within the permitted scope: rectification under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 must occur at customs-bonded warehouses before visual inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker, with manufacturer-provided information verified by the authorised officer — per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022.

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