Shelled

Shelled hazelnuts, fresh or dried nuts

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0802 22 00 (Shelled nuts) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Consignments are restricted to designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) policy overlays applying at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

0802 22 00

Chapter

08 · Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Phytosanitary Certificate from exporter
Specimen copy of label from importer

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. The proper officer will verify the upload prior to granting out-of-charge; bills not routed through the PGA for NOC are subject to mandatory document verification at this stage.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017
2
Upload the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry. Labels must conform to the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020; permissible rectifiable deficiencies — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — may be corrected at customs-bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before visual inspection.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus 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 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022
3
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point compliant with 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 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating label rectification as a general right rather than a tightly scoped dispensation. Only the two specific deficiencies enumerated in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus — per-serve RDA percentage contribution and expiry/best-before date (where manufacturer-supplied) — are rectifiable at the port; all other labelling non-conformances under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 constitute grounds for detention or re-export, not rectification.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0802 22 00 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers shelled nuts under this tariff line. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with labelling compliance required under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted?

Three mandatory documents must be uploaded: the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000), and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), per the CCR requirements verified by the proper officer at the bill-of-entry stage.

What labelling deficiencies may be rectified at the port, and what is the procedure?

Only per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and date of expiry alongside best-before date (where supplied by the manufacturer) may be rectified, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel at a customs-bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised officer, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022.

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