Extracted

Cloves, neither crushed nor ground, extracted

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0907 10 10 (Extracted cloves, neither crushed nor ground) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and to ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). Consignments are restricted to 79 designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, and spices — including cloves — are ineligible for import under Duty Free Import Authorisation per DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025.

What this is

HSN code

0907 10 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
Phytosanitary Certificate from exporter

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
Secure a valid FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. Also upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS), and Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) — all four documents must be present before customs out-of-charge is granted.
FSSAI order dated 17-06-2022, Ref 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · ITC (HS) policy condition 1, Chapter 09
2
Route the consignment exclusively through one of the 79 designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Arrival at an undesignated port renders the consignment liable to detention pending FSSAI-NOC routing.
CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023 · General Note 4(D), Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022
3
Do not import cloves under a Duty Free Import Authorisation scheme. DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025 dated 22-09-2025 clarifies that all spices fall under Appendix 4J and are subject to a pre-import condition, rendering DFIA import impermissible irrespective of intended end use. For clove stem specifically, ensure volatile oil content on dry basis is tested at not less than 8.5% v/w against FSSR 2.9.6(1) horizontal standards until dedicated clove-stem standards are notified.
DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025 dated 22-09-2025 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The single most frequent error on this tariff line is attempting to import cloves or clove stem under a Duty Free Import Authorisation on the basis that the imported spice is an input for further processing — DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025 forecloses that route entirely for all spices without exception. A separate technical trap exists for clove stem: absent a notified standard, customs will apply the volatile-oil threshold at half the clove-whole value (not less than 8.5% v/w), and a consignment tested below that threshold faces rejection and re-export.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0907 10 10 require BIS certification?

No, extracted cloves are outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this spice category. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with DGFT ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09 as the trade-policy overlay.

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

Four documents must be uploaded before out-of-charge: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Food Grade Certificate (6570FS), and Phytosanitary Certificate (851000), per the CCR requirements confirmed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs.

Can labelling deficiencies on an imported clove consignment be rectified at the port?

Yes, limited rectification is permitted at customs bonded warehouses under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — specifically for per-serve RDA contribution and expiry-date information — by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label.

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