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Fresh or dried guavas, mangoes and mangosteens (other varieties)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0804 50 90 (fresh or dried guavas, mangoes and mangosteens — other varieties) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including Phytosanitary Certificate compliance at the bill of entry. Import is additionally governed by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy requiring clearance only through designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is

HSN code

0804 50 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 exporting country
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 the FSSAI Import Licence before shipment and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001. Concurrently, upload the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) — all three must be present in e-Sanchit before the customs officer grants out-of-charge.
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
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and re-export under the ITC (HS) Restricted-entry-point regime.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Address any label deficiencies at a customs-bonded warehouse before visual inspection or re-inspection by the FSSAI authorised officer. Rectifiable items — including per-serve RDA percentage contribution and expiry date alongside best-before date — must be added via a single non-detachable sticker affixed next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022, Para 2(i) · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence upload as the sole pre-clearance obligation and overlooking the concurrent requirement for the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit. Customs officers conducting PGA-facilitated bill verification are expressly instructed to check all three document codes before out-of-charge; a missing Phytosanitary Certificate will result in consignment detention regardless of FSSAI licence currency, and the rectifiable-labelling dispensation does not substitute for an absent certificate.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0804 50 90 require BIS certification?

No, fresh or dried guavas, mangoes and mangosteens fall outside 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 Phytosanitary Certificate and designated food-import entry-point requirements applying at the bill of entry.

What are the three mandatory document codes to upload in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

The three mandatory uploads are: FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000), and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) — all required before the customs officer grants out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port for this product?

Yes, but only for the specific categories of rectifiable labelling information listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — carried out at a customs-bonded warehouse via a single non-detachable sticker before re-inspection by the FSSAI authorised officer.

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