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Other fresh or dried citrus fruit (residual citrus varieties)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0805 90 00 (Other citrus fruit, fresh or dried) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import ports per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with Phytosanitary Certificates and specimen labels uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

0805 90 00

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
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 an FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. The customs proper officer will verify the licence upload before granting out-of-charge on any PGA-facilitated bill not routed through the PGA for NOC.
FSSAI Import Licence · document code 911001 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017
2
Upload the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) and Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit prior to out-of-charge. Labels that are deficient in FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 particulars — including per-serve RDA percentage and expiry date — may be rectified at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs 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
3
Route the consignment only through one of the designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of 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 at the port as a routine fallback rather than an exception. Rectification is permitted only for the specific parameters enumerated in the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs — not for missing mandatory declarations or absent FSSAI-registered-manufacturer details. A consignment with a substantive labelling non-conformance beyond the permitted rectifiable list faces re-inspection and potential re-export, not a simple sticker fix.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0805 90 00 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers fresh or dried citrus fruit. 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 port requirements as concurrent conditions.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line before out-of-charge?

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

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after the consignment arrives at port?

Only for the specific parameters permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 — such as per-serve RDA percentage and expiry date — and only by affixing a non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before re-inspection by an authorised officer.

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