Coffee husks and skins

Coffee husks and skins, dried coffee by-products

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0901 90 10 (Coffee husks and skins) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence clearance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with import also conditioned on ITC (HS) policy condition No. 1 of Chapter 09 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). Designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 apply, and re-imports of Indian-origin coffee require a Coffee Board permit under Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942.

What this is

HSN code

0901 90 10

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 an FSSAI Import Licence before shipment and ensure the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS) are all uploaded in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify these uploads prior to granting out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence · document codes 911001, 0110FS, 6570FS · ITC (HS) policy condition No. 1 of Chapter 09
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point as required under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Any rectifiable labelling deficiency — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date — may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, per the dispensation confirmed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 and CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
If the coffee husks and skins were originally exported from India and are being re-imported, obtain a Coffee Board permit before filing the bill of entry. Absence of this permit for re-import consignments constitutes a violation of Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942 and may attract detention and confiscation of the consignment.
Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942

A word of counsel

The re-import carve-out under Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942 is routinely overlooked by importers handling Indian-origin coffee husks returned from overseas processing or warehousing. A consignment that clears FSSAI and DGFT conditions without the Coffee Board permit is still liable to detention and confiscation as an unlicensed re-import. Verify the origin trail at the purchase-order stage — not at the port — because the Coffee Board permit cannot be obtained retrospectively once the bill of entry is filed.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0901 90 10 require BIS certification?

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

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

Three documents must be uploaded: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), and Food Grade Certificate (6570FS). The proper officer will not grant out-of-charge until all three are verified in e-Sanchit.

When is a Coffee Board permit required for imports under this tariff line?

A Coffee Board permit is required only for re-imports of coffee — including husks and skins — that were originally exported from India, per Section 21 of the Coffee Act, 1942. Fresh imports of foreign-origin coffee husks do not trigger this requirement.

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