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Dried fruit other than headings 0801 to 0806

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0813 40 90 (Other dried fruit) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including foreign-facility registration and label-compliance obligations. 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), with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) instruction overlays governing rectifiable-labelling and e-Sanchit document verification at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

0813 40 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 exporting country
Specimen label copy 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 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; consignments lacking the FSSAI Import Licence in e-Sanchit will not receive out-of-charge clearance.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Upload the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry. Labelling deficiencies permissible for port rectification — including per-serve RDA percentage contribution and expiry-date additions — must be rectified at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel before visual inspection by the authorised officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017
3
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point compliant with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Confirm the port of discharge is on the approved list before vessel departure; arrival at a non-designated port results in consignment detention and potential re-export.
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 rectifiable-labelling regime is frequently misread as a general dispensation for incomplete labels — it is not. Only the specific items listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus (as modified by Instruction 09/2023-Cus) may be rectified at port, and only when the corrective information originates from the manufacturer and is verified by the authorised officer. Labels with missing mandatory declarations outside that defined list cannot be rectified at the bonded warehouse, rendering the consignment liable to re-export or destruction under the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0813 40 90 require BIS certification?

No, dried fruit falling under this residual tariff line is not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with a designated food-import entry-point restriction under General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line at the bill of entry?

Three documents are mandatory: the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), the Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000), and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), all per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies always be corrected at the port of import for this product?

Only those deficiencies explicitly listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus (as modified by Instruction 09/2023-Cus) and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 may be rectified at the bonded warehouse; all other label non-compliance exposes the consignment to detention, re-export, or destruction.

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