Yams (Dioscorea spp.)

Fresh, chilled, frozen or dried yams (Dioscorea spp.)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0714 30 00 (Yams, Dioscorea spp.) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and label-compliance requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), restricts import to designated food-import entry points. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) e-Sanchit verification and the rectifiable-labelling regime under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 apply as additional clearance requirements.

What this is

HSN code

0714 30 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
Designated 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 current FSSAI Import Licence and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. A specimen copy of the product label (document code 0110FS) must also be uploaded; out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Specimen label document code 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
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.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure labels conform to FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and expiry/best-before dating. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies may be corrected at a customs-bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel before the authorised officer's inspection.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI 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 uploading the FSSAI Import Licence in e-Sanchit but omitting the specimen label (document code 0110FS), or arriving with a label that carries uncorrectable deficiencies — not merely rectifiable ones. Rectification at the bonded warehouse is permitted only for specified shortfalls such as per-serve RDA contributions and best-before dates; a label that is fundamentally non-compliant with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 cannot be remedied by sticker and will result in consignment detention pending re-export.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0714 30 00 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers yams or similar edible roots and tubers. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with the designated food-import entry-point restriction under General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022 applying as the policy overlay.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge for this HSN?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the specimen copy of label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit; the customs proper officer will verify these before granting out-of-charge per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.

Can label defects be corrected at the port of import for yam consignments?

Yes, but only for the specific rectifiable deficiencies listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 — correction must be by a single non-detachable sticker at a customs-bonded warehouse before inspection, and may not alter original label information.

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