Bore

Fresh bore fruit, other fresh fruit

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0810 90 50 (Bore, fresh fruit) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirement under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory compliance of 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 90 50

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
Phyto-Sanitary 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 and ensure it is uploaded in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. The Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and the Phyto-Sanitary Certificate (document code 851000) must also be uploaded in e-Sanchit prior to customs out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence (doc code 911001) · Specimen Copy of Label (doc code 0110FS) · Phyto-Sanitary Certificate (doc code 851000)
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at a non-designated port are liable to detention and may not be granted out-of-charge.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure labelling complies with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies — including per-serve percentage RDA contribution and expiry date — may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering original label information, prior to authorised-officer inspection.
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 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on fresh fruit consignments at this tariff line is arriving at a non-designated port, which triggers automatic detention regardless of whether the FSSAI Import Licence and Phyto-Sanitary Certificate are current and correctly uploaded. Confirm the port of discharge is on the approved food-import entry-point list under General Note 4(D) before vessel departure; port diversion after dispatch cannot be corrected without physical transshipment and additional ground rent and demurrage exposure at the original port of arrival.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0810 90 50 require BIS certification?

No, fresh bore fruit falls outside 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 FSSAI Import Licence, Phyto-Sanitary Certificate, and designated-port compliance as the operative requirements.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

Three documents are mandatory in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), and Phyto-Sanitary Certificate (851000), per the CCR requirements for PGA-facilitated bills of entry.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected at the port after arrival?

Yes, but only for the specific rectifiable items listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — such as per-serve RDA percentage and expiry date — by affixing a non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before the authorised officer's inspection; missing PGA clearances are not rectifiable by this route.

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