Clementines

Fresh or dried clementines, citrus fruit

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0805 22 00 (Clementines) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including a Phytosanitary Certificate and specimen label upload at the bill-of-entry stage. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with customs oversight by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) and policy controls administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT).

What this is

HSN code

0805 22 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 exporter
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 a valid 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; bills not routed through the PGA for NOC are subject to mandatory document verification by the proper officer.
FSSAI Import Licence · document code 911001 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022
2
Upload the 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; rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — may be corrected at customs-bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before authorised officer inspection.
FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Route the consignment only through one of the designated food-import entry points in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention and re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating label rectification as a substitute for pre-shipment label compliance. The FSSAI rectifiable-labelling dispensation under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus covers a defined set of informational gaps — per-serve RDA contribution and combined expiry/best-before date — and applies only where the manufacturer itself supplies the corrective information; it does not extend to structural non-compliance with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, which will detain the consignment pending re-export or destruction.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0805 22 00 require BIS certification?

No. Fresh or dried clementines 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 designated-port and labelling obligations enforced by CBIC.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for clementine imports?

Three documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Phytosanitary Certificate (851000), and Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS); all must be uploaded before the proper officer grants out-of-charge.

Can labelling deficiencies on a clementine consignment be rectified at the port?

Yes, but only for the specific categories permitted under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — namely per-serve RDA contribution and expiry or best-before date — and rectification must be carried out at a customs-bonded warehouse before visual inspection by the authorised officer.

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