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Provisionally preserved fruit and nuts, other varieties

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0812 90 90 (provisionally preserved fruit and nuts, other) 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, and the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Import is permitted only through designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administering the overarching import policy and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) enforcing customs-stage document verification.

What this is

HSN code

0812 90 90

Chapter

08 · Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Phytosanitary Certificate from exporter
Specimen label copy 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 before filing the bill of entry, and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001. Also upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000); the proper officer will verify all three before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
2
Route the consignment only through one of the designated food-import entry points notified 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 diversion 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 FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before shipment. Specific deficiencies — including per-serve percentage RDA contribution and date-of-expiry alongside 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 rectification is carried out before visual inspection by the authorised officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017, Reg. 6

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is arriving at port with labelling deficiencies under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 that fall outside the permitted rectification list, and assuming all defects can be corrected post-arrival. Rectification at customs-bonded warehouses is limited to the specific parameters listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs — per-serve RDA percentage and expiry-date presentation — and only where the manufacturer itself supplies the corrective information; a labelling defect outside that defined list is treated as a non-rectifiable non-conformance, attracting re-export or confiscation of the consignment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0812 90 90 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers provisionally preserved fruit and nuts. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with FSSAI Import Licence, Phytosanitary Certificate, and designated-port requirements applying at the bill-of-entry stage.

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

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 before out-of-charge per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

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

Only the specific deficiencies listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs — per-serve RDA percentage contribution and expiry-date presentation alongside best-before date — may be rectified at customs-bonded warehouses by non-detachable sticker, before inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer; all other labelling non-conformances must be resolved before shipment.

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