Content not exceeding 25 g .

Green tea in small packings up to 25 g

FSSAI CLEARANCE · PPQS CLEARANCE

HSN 0902 10 10 (green tea in immediate packings not exceeding 25 g) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) import licence and clearance under the Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017. Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage (PPQS) phytosanitary clearance and ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 9 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) apply as additional requirements, with consignments permitted only through designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is

HSN code

0902 10 10

Chapter

09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Clearance certificate from FSSAI
Phytosanitary certificate from PPQS

Applicable Partner Government Agencies

FSSAIFSSAI·Food Safety and Standards Authority of India

PPQSPPQS·Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary regime

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 (document code 911001) and ensure the foreign manufacturing facility is registered with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Upload the FSSAI Import Licence, 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.
Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · document codes 911001, 0110FS, 6570FS
2
For imports from Nepal, obtain the Tea Board clearance certificate (document code 911TB1) as mandated under the Tea (Distribution & Export) Control Order, 2005 — a licence under that Order and a clearance certificate issued by the Tea Council are both required. Upload document code 911TB1 in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge. Nepal-origin consignments are also subject to 100% mandatory FSSAI sampling and testing for the first three consignments; if all three pass, subsequent consignments are referred at a 5% rate only.
Tea (Distribution & Export) Control Order, 2005 · CBIC Instruction 25/2021-Cus dated 24-11-2021 · FSSAI letter dated 23-04-2024 · document code 911TB1
3
Route the consignment exclusively through the designated food-import entry points notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Confirm label compliance with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020; rectifiable labelling deficiencies may be corrected at customs bonded warehouses by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before visual inspection, per the FSSAI rectifiable-labelling dispensation.
General Note 4(D), Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating Nepal-origin green tea as subject only to the standard FSSAI clearance while overlooking the parallel Tea Board licensing and Tea Council clearance certificate regime under the Tea (Distribution & Export) Control Order, 2005. Consignments that arrive with a current FSSAI Import Licence but no Tea Board clearance certificate (document code 911TB1) are detained pending remediation; the two regimes are independent and the absence of either triggers separate enforcement. Sri Lanka-origin consignments do not carry the Tea Board licensing requirement but remain subject to 100% FSSAI referral for the first three consignments under the FSSAI letter dated 23-04-2024.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0902 10 10 require BIS certification?

No, green tea in small packings is not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017, with PPQS phytosanitary clearance and DGFT ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 9 as concurrent requirements.

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

The mandatory document codes are: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Food Grade Certificate (6570FS), and — for Nepal-origin consignments — the Tea Board clearance certificate (911TB1); all must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.

Does the 100% FSSAI sampling requirement apply permanently to Nepal and Sri Lanka origin tea?

No. Per the FSSAI letter dated 23-04-2024, mandatory 100% referral applies only to the first three consignments from Nepal and Sri Lanka; if all three clear, subsequent consignments are referred at 5% only.

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