PB Grade

Unroasted not-decaffeinated coffee, PB grade

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0901 11 22 (PB Grade unroasted, not-decaffeinated coffee) 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. The tariff line is additionally governed by ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), with food-import entry-point restrictions under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Re-imports of coffee originally exported from India require a separate Coffee Board permit under Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942.

What this is

HSN code

0901 11 22

Chapter

09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices

Primary regulator

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

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Food Grade Certificate from FSSAI
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 current FSSAI Import Licence and ensure the foreign manufacturing facility is cleared under the FSSAI food-import regime. Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
2
Route the consignment only through one of the designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, and confirm the ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09 is met. Labelling deficiencies permissible for port-level rectification under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 must be remedied at customs-bonded warehouses by a single non-detachable sticker before visual inspection, without altering the original label.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
3
If the consignment constitutes a re-import of coffee originally exported from India, obtain a Coffee Board permit before filing the bill of entry. Import without this permit for re-imported Indian-origin coffee is a contravention of Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942.
Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942

A word of counsel

The most overlooked requirement on this tariff line is the Coffee Board permit for re-imports of Indian-origin coffee: importers frequently treat the FSSAI Import Licence as sufficient clearance and file the bill of entry without the Coffee Act permit, triggering detention and ground rent at the port of entry. The re-import path under Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942 is independent of the FSSAI food-safety clearance — both must be satisfied concurrently, not sequentially.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0901 11 22 require BIS certification?

No, unroasted coffee 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 ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09 administered by DGFT and food-import entry-point restrictions under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

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

Three documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS); all must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Does the Coffee Board permit apply to all imports of PB Grade coffee or only to re-imports?

The Coffee Board permit under Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942 applies specifically to re-imports of coffee that was originally exported from India; ordinary first-time imports of foreign-origin PB Grade coffee are not subject to the Coffee Board permit requirement.

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