B/B/B Grade

Unroasted not-decaffeinated coffee, B/B/B grade

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0901 11 44 (B/B/B Grade unroasted 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 the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Import is additionally governed by ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), and entry is restricted to designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is

HSN code

0901 11 44

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 the FSSAI Import Licence and ensure the mandatory documents — Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS), and FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) — are uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed. Customs out-of-charge will not be granted until all three documents are verified.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · 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 ports in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, and confirm adherence to ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09 before filing. Any labelling deficiency permissible for port-level rectification must be corrected at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, without altering the original label.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the 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
Where the consignment involves re-import of coffee originally exported from India, obtain the Coffee Board permit required under Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942 before filing the bill of entry. Absence of the Coffee Board permit for re-imports renders the consignment liable to detention and denial of out-of-charge.
Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942 · ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the FSSAI Import Licence as the sole clearance document and overlooking the Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS) as a separately required e-Sanchit upload. Customs officers conducting PGA-facilitated-bill verification will check all three document codes — 0110FS, 6570FS, and 911001 — individually; a missing Food Grade Certificate results in detention at the designated port even where the Import Licence and label copy are present. Importers re-exporting Indian-origin coffee and subsequently seeking re-entry must additionally secure the Coffee Board permit under Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942, which is a separate approval track from the FSSAI clearance.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0901 11 44 require BIS certification?

No, no BIS Quality Control Order covers this coffee tariff line. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09 administered by DGFT as the operative framework.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line, and what are their document codes?

Three documents are mandatory at the bill of entry: Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Food Grade Certificate (6570FS), and FSSAI Import Licence (911001), all to be uploaded in e-Sanchit per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Is a Coffee Board permit required for all imports of B/B/B Grade coffee?

No — the Coffee Board permit under Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942 is required only for re-import of coffee that was originally exported from India; standard first-time imports are not subject to the Coffee Board permit requirement.

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