MATE

Mate, dried leaves for infusion

DGFT CLEARANCE

HSN 0903 00 00 (Mate) is subject to ITC (HS) import policy condition No. 1 of Chapter 9, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). A Food Grade Certificate is mandatory at the bill-of-entry stage and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

0903 00 00

Chapter

09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices

Primary regulator

DGFT · ITC (HS) import policy condition No. 1, Chapter 9

Customs documentation

Food Grade Certificate from issuing authority
ITC (HS) policy compliance from DGFT

Compliance steps

1
Confirm that the import satisfies policy condition No. 1 of Chapter 9 of the ITC (HS) policy before filing the bill of entry. Non-compliance with this condition renders the consignment liable to detention and Restricted-import enforcement.
ITC (HS) import policy condition No. 1 of Chapter 9
2
Ensure the Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS) is uploaded in e-Sanchit prior to the bill of entry reaching the customs proper officer. Out-of-charge will not be granted until the document is verified in e-Sanchit.
ITC (HS) import policy condition No. 1 of Chapter 9 · document code 6570FS

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is filing the bill of entry before the Food Grade Certificate has been uploaded in e-Sanchit; even when the physical certificate accompanies the consignment, customs out-of-charge is denied until document code 6570FS is live in the system. Demurrage and ground rent accumulate from the vessel's arrival date, not from the date the system deficiency is discovered.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0903 00 00 require BIS certification?

No, mate falls outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime. Import is governed by the ITC (HS) import policy condition No. 1 of Chapter 9 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, with a mandatory Food Grade Certificate uploaded in e-Sanchit.

What is the Food Grade Certificate requirement and which document code applies?

A Food Grade Certificate bearing document code 6570FS must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge; the proper officer verifies its presence in the system as a mandatory pre-clearance check.

Does policy condition No. 1 of Chapter 9 restrict the category of importers permitted to bring in mate?

The regulatory record records the condition as applicable to all imports under this tariff line without a specific importer-category carve-out; importers should confirm the current text of policy condition No. 1 of Chapter 9 in the operative ITC (HS) schedule before filing.

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