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Roasted decaffeinated coffee, other than branded varieties

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0901 22 90 (Roasted decaffeinated 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, with import entry points governed by General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09 applies as a concurrent policy overlay. Re-import of coffee originally exported from India requires a separate Coffee Board permit under Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942.

What this is

HSN code

0901 22 90

Chapter

09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

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 valid FSSAI Import Licence and ensure the foreign manufacturing facility meets FSSAI food-safety requirements. Upload the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and the Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS) in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · document codes 0110FS and 6570FS · ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09
2
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point in compliance with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Labelling deficiencies permissible for rectification under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date — may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses before inspection, by affixing a single non-detachable sticker without altering the original label.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
3
If the consignment is a re-import of coffee originally exported from India, obtain a Coffee Board permit as required under Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942 before presenting the bill of entry. Absence of this permit at the bill-of-entry stage renders the re-import non-compliant with the ITC (HS) policy condition.
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 overlooking the Coffee Board permit requirement for re-imports — importers returning their own exported coffee stock without the Section 21 Coffee Act, 1942 permit face detention and demurrage at the port regardless of FSSAI clearance status. The rectifiable-labelling dispensation under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus applies only to enumerated labelling deficiencies and does not extend to missing PGA documents; a consignment lacking the FSSAI Import Licence or Food Grade Certificate is not eligible for any rectification pathway.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0901 22 90 require BIS certification?

No, roasted decaffeinated coffee falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with the DGFT ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09 as the concurrent policy overlay.

Which e-Sanchit document codes are mandatory at the bill of entry for HSN 0901 22 90?

Three documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge: the FSSAI Import Licence (911001), the Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), and the Food Grade Certificate (6570FS). Consignments on PGA-facilitated bills where the NOC routing was bypassed are verified by the proper officer against these uploads before out-of-charge is granted.

Does the rectifiable-labelling dispensation apply to all labelling deficiencies on imported coffee?

No. The dispensation under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 covers specific items — per-serve RDA percentage contribution and expiry date alongside best-before date — and requires rectification by a single non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before inspection; it does not cover missing mandatory declarations or absent PGA clearances.

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