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Frozen strawberries, other than sweetened

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0811 10 90 (frozen strawberries, residual category) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with consignments restricted to designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Phytosanitary certification and specimen label compliance are concurrent documentary requirements administered through e-Sanchit at the bill-of-entry stage.

What this is

HSN code

0811 10 90

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 exporter
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 a valid FSSAI Import Licence and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. A Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) must also be uploaded; the proper officer will verify all three before granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence 911001 · Specimen Copy of Label 0110FS · Phytosanitary Certificate 851000 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Route the consignment exclusively through a designated food-import entry point as required under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending re-routing or re-export.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure label compliance with the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020, including per-serve percentage contributions to recommended dietary allowance and dual date-of-expiry markings. Rectifiable labelling deficiencies may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses before inspection by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022

A word of counsel

The rectifiable-labelling dispensation under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus is frequently misread as a general cure for non-compliant labels: it covers only the specific items enumerated — per-serve RDA contribution and expiry-date presentation — and only where the correction is made by the manufacturer's own sticker at the bonded warehouse before authorised-officer inspection. A consignment with substantive FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 deficiencies beyond those enumerated is not eligible for rectification and remains subject to detention or re-export.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0811 10 90 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 entry point compliance.

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

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

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

Yes, but only for the specific deficiencies permitted under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — namely per-serve RDA contribution and expiry-date presentation — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at the customs bonded warehouse before authorised-officer inspection.

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