Sapota (chico)

Fresh sapota (chico) and other fresh fruit

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0810 90 30 (Sapota / chico) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with Phytosanitary Certificate and label-compliance overlays administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

0810 90 30

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 exporter
Specimen copy of label from importer

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) before filing the bill of entry, and ensure the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) are uploaded in e-Sanchit. The customs proper officer will verify these uploads before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017
2
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the designated food-import ports notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Diversion to a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending re-routing or confiscation under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure labels comply with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before shipment. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA contributions and expiry/best-before alignment — may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses using a single non-detachable sticker, but only where the manufacturer itself provides the corrected information; the authorised FSSAI officer must verify the correction before visual inspection.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs 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 frequent error on this tariff line is treating a current FSSAI Import Licence as full clearance and dispatching the consignment without a valid Phytosanitary Certificate or with label deficiencies that fall outside the rectifiable category. Labelling corrections permitted at port are narrowly defined under the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 and CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs; label deficiencies outside that defined list are not rectifiable at port and will result in re-export or destruction of the consignment rather than a sticker fix.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0810 90 30 require BIS certification?

No, fresh sapota is 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 a designated-port entry restriction under General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022.

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

Three mandatory documents are required: 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 out-of-charge per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected at the port for fresh sapota consignments?

Only the specific deficiencies listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 may be rectified at customs bonded warehouses using a non-detachable sticker; corrections must be made before FSSAI visual inspection and the corrected information must originate from the manufacturer itself.

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