Other
Unroasted, not decaffeinated green coffee beans
HSN 0901 11 29 (unroasted, not decaffeinated green coffee — other) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and food-safety clearance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. The tariff line is governed by ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 9, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), and consignments must enter through designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Re-imports of coffee originally exported from India require an additional Coffee Board permit under Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942.
- Import Licence from FSSAI
- Food Grade Certificate from FSSAI
- Specimen copy of label from importer
Procedural directions for customs clearance are issued by: Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.
- 1Obtain a valid FSSAI Import Licence and ensure the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Before the bill of entry is filed, 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.FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · document codes 911001, 0110FS, 6570FS
- 2Route the consignment through a designated food-import port in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Confirm the ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 9 is satisfied at the bill of entry; non-compliance with the designated-port requirement will result in consignment detention.General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · ITC (HS) policy condition 1, Chapter 9
- 3For re-imports of coffee originally exported from India, obtain a Coffee Board permit under Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942 before filing the bill of entry. Absent this permit, re-imported consignments are not entitled to the re-import benefit and remain subject to full import controls.Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942 · ITC (HS) policy condition 1, Chapter 9
The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole clearance document and neglecting to upload the Food Grade Certificate (6570FS) and a compliant Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS) in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. Labelling deficiencies may be rectified at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — but a missing PGA document code is not a rectifiable deficiency and will result in detention pending full re-routing through the PGA NOC process.