Yautia (Xanthosoma spp.)

Yautia corms and tubers (Xanthosoma spp.), fresh, chilled, frozen or dried

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0714 50 00 (Yautia, Xanthosoma spp.) 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 documentation at the bill of entry. Compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 restricts import to designated food-import entry points, and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) instructions on rectifiable labelling apply at port.

What this is

HSN code

0714 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
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 a current FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. Also upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in e-Sanchit by the proper officer.
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 re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Verify label compliance with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before dispatch. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA percentages and expiry/best-before date formatting — may be corrected at customs-bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel, without altering the original label, before authorised officer inspection.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating a valid FSSAI Import Licence as the sole pre-shipment requirement and overlooking the Specimen Copy of Label upload. Customs proper officers are instructed to hold out-of-charge where either document code 911001 or 0110FS is absent from e-Sanchit, regardless of whether the consignment has been PGA-facilitated; the rectifiable-labelling dispensation applies only to specific deficiencies listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and does not cure a missing licence or label upload.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0714 50 00 require BIS certification?

No, yautia (Xanthosoma spp.) is not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers edible roots and tubers under Chapter 07. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with designated-port and labelling overlays administered by CBIC.

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

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

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after arrival at the Indian port?

Specific deficiencies — such as per-serve RDA percentage contributions and expiry date formatting under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — may be rectified at a customs-bonded warehouse by affixing a non-detachable sticker, but only where the information is provided by the manufacturer and verified by the authorised officer before re-inspection.

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