Papaws (papayas)

Fresh papaws (papayas), edible tropical fruit

FSSAI CLEARANCE · PPQS CLEARANCE

HSN 0807 20 00 (Papaws/papayas, fresh) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including a non-GM origin cum GM-free certificate for consignments dispatched from the exporting country on or after 1 March 2021. Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage (PPQS) Phytosanitary Certificate clearance applies concurrently, and import is restricted to the 79 designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is

HSN code

0807 20 00

Chapter

08 · Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (high-risk food, non-GM certification regime)

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Phytosanitary Certificate from PPQS
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

PPQSPPQS·Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary regime

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 ensure the foreign manufacturer or exporter provides a non-GM origin cum GM-free certificate for each consignment dispatched on or after 1 March 2021. A non-GM attestation on the phytosanitary or health certificate is accepted only if it contains all information prescribed in the FSSAI order dated 21 August 2021.
FSSAI order file no. 1-1764/FSSAI/Imports/2018(Part1) dated 03-12-2020 · FSSAI order dated 21-08-2021
2
Upload all mandatory documents in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry: FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000). The customs out-of-charge officer must verify these uploads before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the 79 designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Labelling deficiencies permissible for rectification at customs bonded warehouses — including per-serve RDA percentages and expiry/best-before date alignment — must be rectified by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before visual inspection by the authorised officer.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is presenting a phytosanitary certificate that lacks the non-GM origin cum GM-free attestation, either because the exporter was unaware of the 1 March 2021 trigger date or because the attestation does not reproduce all the fields specified in the FSSAI order dated 21 August 2021. A certificate that omits any prescribed field is rejected outright — not treated as a rectifiable labelling deficiency — and the consignment faces detention at the designated port until a compliant document is produced or the goods are re-exported.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0807 20 00 require BIS certification?

No, fresh papayas fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers fresh fruit. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with concurrent Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage phytosanitary clearance and the 79-designated-port restriction under General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022.

Is a separate non-GM certificate required or can the phytosanitary certificate carry the attestation?

A standalone non-GM origin cum GM-free certificate is the default requirement; however, a non-GM attestation incorporated into the phytosanitary or health certificate is accepted provided it contains every field and declaration prescribed in the FSSAI order dated 21 August 2021, and applies to consignments dispatched on or after 1 March 2021.

Which labelling deficiencies can be rectified at port for fresh papaya consignments?

Per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 18 November 2022, permissible port-rectification items include per-serve RDA percentage contributions and expiry or best-before date alignment, rectified by a single non-detachable sticker affixed at a customs bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's inspection; missing PGA clearances are not rectifiable deficiencies.

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