Prunes

Dried prunes, dried plums

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0813 20 00 (Prunes) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Phytosanitary certification and designated food-import port compliance under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 apply as additional clearance requirements administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

0813 20 00

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 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 upload prior to granting out-of-charge; bills not routed through the PGA NOC channel are subject to mandatory document verification at the customs stage.
FSSAI Import Licence · document code 911001 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Upload a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) and a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry. Labelling must conform to the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020; limited rectification of specified labelling deficiencies is permitted at customs-bonded warehouses before visual inspection, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker without altering the original label.
Document codes 851000 and 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022
3
Route the consignment through one of the designated food-import entry points in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are detained and are not eligible for out-of-charge regardless of FSSAI licence validity.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023

A word of counsel

The most frequent error on this tariff line is assuming that rectifiable labelling dispensations remove all pre-clearance labelling obligations. The rectification window under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus applies only to the specific parameters listed — per-serve RDA contribution, expiry date alongside best-before date — and only where the correction is made by the manufacturer and verified by the authorised officer at the bonded warehouse before inspection. Labelling deficiencies outside that defined list cannot be rectified at port and render the consignment liable to detention or re-export.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0813 20 00 require BIS certification?

No, dried prunes 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 phytosanitary and designated-port requirements as concurrent overlays.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for dried prunes?

Three documents are mandatory: the FSSAI Import Licence (code 911001), the Phytosanitary Certificate (code 851000), and the Specimen Copy of Label (code 0110FS); all three must be present before the proper officer grants out-of-charge.

Can labelling deficiencies on a prunes consignment be rectified at the port?

Only the specific deficiencies listed in CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 are eligible for rectification at bonded warehouses — principally per-serve RDA contribution and expiry-date presentation — and only by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel before the authorised officer's inspection.

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