Strawberries

Fresh strawberries, other fresh fruit

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0810 10 00 (Strawberries) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory compliance with the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Import is restricted to designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

0810 10 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 the FSSAI Import Licence and ensure it is current before the bill of entry is filed. Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) in e-Sanchit; the proper officer will verify all three before granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001); Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000); Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS)
2
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point as specified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at a non-designated port are liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D), Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022; CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure labelling conforms to the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before visual inspection. Permissible rectifications — including per-serve RDA percentage contribution and expiry-date additions — may be carried out at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel, without altering the original label, as authorised under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 and modified by CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus 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; FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the only clearance document and neglecting the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000), which is independently mandatory and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. Fresh fruit consignments arriving without a valid Phytosanitary Certificate are detained at the designated port and cannot be cleared through a post-arrival rectification; the labelling-rectification dispensation under Regulation 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 applies only to labelling deficiencies, not to a missing phytosanitary document.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0810 10 00 require BIS certification?

No, fresh strawberries are not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers fresh fruit under Chapter 08. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with the ITC (HS) designated-port restriction and a mandatory Phytosanitary Certificate overlay.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for strawberry imports?

Three documents are mandatory in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge: the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000), and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); the proper officer verifies all three at the bill-of-entry stage.

Can labelling deficiencies on imported strawberry consignments be corrected at the port?

Yes, but only within the specific categories permitted under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 — such as per-serve RDA contribution and expiry-date additions — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at the 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.