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Green (unroasted) coffee beans, not decaffeinated

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0901 11 90 (unroasted, not-decaffeinated coffee — other varieties) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with documentary verification governed by the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. The tariff line is subject to ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), and consignments must enter only through designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Re-imports of Indian-origin coffee additionally require a Coffee Board permit under Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942.

What this is

HSN code

0901 11 90

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 and upload in e-Sanchit the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS) before filing the bill of entry. The customs proper officer will verify that all three documents are present in e-Sanchit before granting out-of-charge.
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 a designated food-import port under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, and ensure compliance with ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09. Labelling deficiencies permissible for rectification at customs-bonded warehouses — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date — must be corrected by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering original label information.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 (Para 2(i)) · FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 · FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 (Regulation 6)
3
For re-imports of coffee originally exported from India, obtain a Coffee Board permit before or at the bill of entry stage. Absence of this permit for re-imported Indian-origin coffee is a contravention of Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942 and exposes the consignment to detention.
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 a current FSSAI Import Licence as sufficient clearance and overlooking the Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS) as a separately required e-Sanchit upload. Customs proper officers are explicitly instructed to verify all three document codes — 911001, 0110FS, and 6570FS — before out-of-charge; a missing Food Grade Certificate will halt clearance even when the FSSAI licence is current and valid. Importers re-exporting Indian-origin coffee and then re-importing it often miss the Coffee Board permit requirement under the Coffee Act, 1942 entirely, which is a distinct and non-waivable overlay.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0901 11 90 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers unroasted coffee. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with compliance documentation uploaded in e-Sanchit and an ITC (HS) policy condition administered by DGFT.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

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

When is a Coffee Board permit required for importing under this HSN?

A Coffee Board permit is required specifically for re-imports of coffee that was originally exported from India, under Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942; standard first-time imports of foreign-origin coffee do not attract this requirement.

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