Not containing added sugar

Frozen strawberries without added sugar

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0811 10 20 (frozen strawberries, not containing added sugar) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and label-compliance requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import ports per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) applying policy and customs overlays at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

0811 10 20

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 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 current FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify the mandatory e-Sanchit uploads — FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), and Phytosanitary Certificate (851000) — prior to granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Import through a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and re-export without FSSAI clearance.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure label compliance with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before clearance. Specified labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA percentages and expiry/best-before date — may be rectified at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, provided the manufacturer supplies the information and the authorised officer verifies it.
FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating label rectification as a port-of-entry convenience rather than a bounded exception. The rectifiable-labelling dispensation under Regulation 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the FSSAI orders of 22-05-2018 and 14-01-2019 covers only the specified parameters; any other labelling deficiency — including missing mandatory FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 declarations — constitutes a substantive non-compliance that cannot be rectified at port and will result in consignment detention or re-export.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0811 10 20 require BIS certification?

No, frozen strawberries 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 mandatory FSSAI Import Licence, Phytosanitary Certificate, and designated food-import port requirements.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge for this HSN?

Three documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000); all must be uploaded in e-Sanchit prior to the proper officer granting out-of-charge.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after the consignment arrives at the Indian port?

Only the specific parameters listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 may be rectified at customs bonded warehouses by non-detachable sticker; all other labelling non-compliances must be resolved before shipment or the consignment faces detention.

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