Oranges

Fresh or dried oranges, citrus fruit

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0805 10 00 (Oranges) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including compliance with FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) designated-port restrictions under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 apply as an additional policy overlay, with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) verifying mandatory e-Sanchit document uploads before out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

0805 10 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 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 the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) before filing the bill of entry, and upload it in e-Sanchit. Ensure the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) are also uploaded; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until all three documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point compliant with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Non-designated port arrival renders the consignment liable to detention pending FSSAI NOC.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Address any labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and date of expiry — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection, without altering original label information. Deficiencies falling outside the rectifiable categories listed under FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus are not correctable at port.
FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is submitting a consignment with labelling defects under the assumption that any deficiency can be rectified at port. The rectifiable-labelling dispensation under FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus covers only the specific parameters enumerated — per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date provided by the manufacturer — and does not extend to missing mandatory declarations under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020; consignments with non-rectifiable defects face re-export or destruction, not a sticker fix.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0805 10 00 require BIS certification?

No, fresh or dried oranges fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers citrus fruit. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with a Phytosanitary Certificate overlay and designated food-import port restrictions under the ITC (HS) 2022.

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

Three documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000), and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); all must be uploaded before customs out-of-charge per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

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

Only the specific parameters listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 — such as per-serve RDA contribution and manufacturer-confirmed expiry date — may be rectified by affixing a non-detachable sticker at the customs bonded warehouse; all other labelling deficiencies not covered by FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 or the enumerated dispensation orders are non-rectifiable at port.

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