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Dried grapes, raisins and other dried vine fruit

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0806 20 90 (dried grapes — other) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and must enter only through designated food-import ports per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the ITC (HS) import policy overlay, and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) instructions govern e-Sanchit document verification at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

0806 20 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 a valid 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) and the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000); 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 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022
2
Route the consignment only through one of the designated food-import entry points 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 pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure label compliance with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before visual inspection. Rectifiable labelling defects — including per-serve dietary contribution percentages and expiry-date placement — may be corrected at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, provided the manufacturer has supplied the corrected information.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · 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 uploading the FSSAI Import Licence while omitting the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) or the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), both of which are independently mandatory at out-of-charge. Customs officers on PGA-facilitated bills verify all three document codes in e-Sanchit; a missing Phytosanitary Certificate triggers detention and demurrage that cannot be resolved by a post-arrival rectification — the certificate must accompany the original shipment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0806 20 90 require BIS certification?

No, dried grapes 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 DGFT and CBIC policy overlays and a designated food-import port restriction.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory for this tariff line at the bill of entry?

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

Can labelling deficiencies on imported dried grapes be rectified at the port?

Yes, but only for the categories of rectifiable defects permitted under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — rectification must occur at a customs bonded warehouse before inspection, using a single non-detachable sticker that does not alter original label information.

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