Anise

Crushed or ground anise seeds

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0909 62 10 (Crushed or ground anise) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. The tariff line carries ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), and consignments are permitted only through designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Notably, spices including anise are listed under Appendix 4J and are ineligible for import under Duty Free Import Authorisation under any circumstances.

What this is

HSN code

0909 62 10

Chapter

09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006; FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017

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
Obtain a valid FSSAI Import Licence before the bill of entry is filed and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001. Separately upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) and the Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS); customs out-of-charge will not be given until all three documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI
2
Obtain a Phytosanitary Certificate from the competent authority of the exporting country (document code 851000) and upload it in e-Sanchit. Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point compliant with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09
3
Confirm that the import is not being made under a Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA). All spices fall under Appendix 4J of the ITC (HS) and are subject to a pre-import condition; import of anise under DFIA is not permissible under any circumstances, irrespective of intended end use.
DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025 dated 22-09-2025

A word of counsel

The DFIA ineligibility for all spices under Appendix 4J is a hard bar, not a procedural deficiency — attempting to clear crushed anise under a DFIA will result in a policy-condition violation and potential confiscation of the consignment regardless of the FSSAI licence status or end-use declaration. Additionally, any labelling deficiencies on the principal display panel may be rectified at customs bonded warehouses only by affixing a single non-detachable sticker without altering the original label, and only for the categories specified in the CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022; missing PGA clearances are not rectifiable under the labelling dispensation.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0909 62 10 require BIS certification?

No, crushed or ground anise seeds are 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 Act, 2006, with ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09 administered by DGFT and a designated food-import entry point restriction.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before out-of-charge is granted for this tariff line?

Four documents are mandatory: FSSAI Import Licence (code 911001), Specimen Copy of Label (code 0110FS), Food Grade Certificate (code 6570FS), and Phytosanitary Certificate (code 851000), per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can importers bring in crushed anise under a Duty Free Import Authorisation to reduce duty outgo?

No. DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025 dated 22-09-2025 confirms that all spices, including anise, fall under Appendix 4J and carry a pre-import condition, making import under DFIA impermissible under any circumstances regardless of intended end use.

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