Chausa

Fresh or dried Chausa mangoes

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0804 50 23 (Chausa) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and label-compliance requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Consignments must enter through designated food-import ports in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administering the import policy overlay.

What this is

HSN code

0804 50 23

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 / FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Port-compliance 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 and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 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.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
2
Route the consignment through a designated food-import port as mandated under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Entry through a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and re-export at the importer's cost.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022
3
Where label deficiencies are identified at port, rectification is permitted only for the categories specified under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs — namely per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before FSSAI inspection. Any other labelling shortfall requires consignment re-export or destruction.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022, Para 2(i) · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is assuming that FSSAI label deficiencies can be freely rectified at port. Rectification at customs bonded warehouses is permitted only for the two narrow categories — per-serve RDA percentage contribution and expiry/best-before date — set out in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs. A label missing mandatory FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 particulars outside those two categories attracts detention and consignment re-export, not a rectification window.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0804 50 23 require BIS certification?

No, Chausa mangoes fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers fresh or dried mangoes. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with an FSSAI Import Licence and label compliance mandatory at the bill of entry.

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

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) are both mandatory uploads in e-Sanchit; out-of-charge is withheld until both are verified, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus.

Can labelling defects on Chausa consignments always be corrected at the port?

No — port rectification is limited to per-serve RDA contribution figures and expiry/best-before date information only, and only by non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before FSSAI inspection; other label deficiencies result in detention and re-export under the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017.

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