Shelled

Shelled hazelnuts, fresh or dried

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0802 42 00 (Shelled hazelnuts) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with consignments restricted to designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Phytosanitary certification and specimen label compliance are concurrent entry-point requirements administered through e-Sanchit. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) apply the ITC (HS) policy overlay and customs-clearance verification respectively.

What this is

HSN code

0802 42 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 FSSAI

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 valid FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify the licence upload and will not grant out-of-charge for PGA-facilitated bills unless document code 911001 is present in e-Sanchit.
FSSAI Import Licence · document code 911001 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
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 stage. Labelling deficiencies permissible for port rectification are limited to those specified under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and rectification must be carried out at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Route the consignment 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 non-designated ports are liable to detention and re-export under the ITC (HS) policy.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of 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 confusing port-rectifiable labelling deficiencies with a general dispensation from pre-compliant labels. Only the specific parameters listed under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — per-serve RDA contribution, expiry date alongside best-before date — may be rectified at port, and only where the manufacturer itself provides the corrective information verified by an authorised officer. Arriving with substantively non-compliant labels beyond this narrow window results in consignment detention pending re-labelling or re-export at the importer's expense.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0802 42 00 require BIS certification?

No, shelled hazelnuts are not within any 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 FSSAI Import Licence, Phytosanitary Certificate, and designated food-import port requirements applying at the bill of entry.

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

Three documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Phytosanitary Certificate (851000), and Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS); all must be present in e-Sanchit before the proper officer grants out-of-charge.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected at the port of import for shelled hazelnuts?

Only within the narrow categories specified under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — per-serve RDA contribution and expiry or best-before date — and only where the manufacturer provides the corrective information; rectification must be done in a customs bonded warehouse using a single non-detachable sticker per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus.

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