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Fresh or dried dates (other than deglet nour)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0804 10 90 (dates, other) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Consignments must be routed only through designated food-import entry points per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and overseen at port by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

0804 10 90

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; a missing or expired licence will result in detention of the consignment at the port.
FSSAI Import Licence · document code 911001 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Upload a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) and a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit. The label must comply with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020; limited rectification of specified labelling deficiencies is permitted at customs bonded warehouses under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 before visual inspection by the authorised officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · 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
Ensure the consignment is routed through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Import through a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and Restricted-import enforcement.
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 the labelling rectification dispensation as a general permission to import non-compliant labelled goods. The rectification window under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs is limited to specific parameters — per-serve RDA percentages, expiry date alongside best-before date — and applies only where the manufacturer itself provides the corrected information; consignments with absent or fundamentally non-conforming labels are subject to re-export or confiscation, not rectification.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0804 10 90 require BIS certification?

No, imported dates under this tariff line are not within the 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 entry point requirements.

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

Three documents are mandatory before out-of-charge: 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 verified under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

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

Limited rectification is permitted at customs bonded warehouses under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022, covering per-serve RDA percentages and expiry date information; the correction must be applied by affixing a single non-detachable sticker without altering the original label, and must be verified by the authorised officer before out-of-charge.

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