Bananas, fresh

Fresh bananas, edible fruit imports

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0803 90 10 (Bananas, fresh) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and consignments are permitted only through designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the underlying ITC (HS) import policy, with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) oversight at the bill-of-entry stage covering phytosanitary documentation and rectifiable-labelling compliance.

What this is

HSN code

0803 90 10

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 exporting country
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 and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify the upload as a pre-condition to out-of-charge; consignments lacking the licence upload are held pending FSSAI NOC routing.
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. 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.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
3
Address any labelling deficiencies under the rectifiable-labelling dispensation of FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — including per-serve RDA percentage and expiry/best-before alignment — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection. Rectification must not alter the original label information in any manner.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order 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 assuming the FSSAI Import Licence alone suffices when the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) is equally mandatory at e-Sanchit upload. A consignment arriving at the designated port with the FSSAI licence in place but the phytosanitary document missing is detained for re-inspection, accruing demurrage and ground rent until the deficiency is cured — and the rectifiable-labelling window does not extend to missing phytosanitary or FSSAI clearance documents.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0803 90 10 require BIS certification?

No, fresh bananas fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with phytosanitary documentation and designated-port compliance as concurrent requirements.

Which ports are designated for importing fresh bananas under this tariff line?

Import is permitted only through the designated food-import entry points listed under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; the active list should be confirmed against CBIC and FSSAI notifications before shipment is dispatched.

Can labelling deficiencies on imported fresh banana consignments be rectified at the port?

Yes, but only within the scope of the rectifiable-labelling dispensation under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and the FSSAI order dated 18 November 2022 — rectification must be done at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, without altering the original label, before the authorised officer's visual inspection.

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