Badian

Crushed or ground badian (star anise)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0909 62 20 (Badian, crushed or ground) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and food-safety clearance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with compliance required under ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09 administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). Consignments must enter only through the 79 designated food-import ports per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, and spices in this category are ineligible for import under Duty Free Import Authorisation per DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025.

What this is

HSN code

0909 62 20

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
Obtain an FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) before filing the bill of entry, and ensure the foreign manufacturing or processing facility meets FSSAI registration requirements for food imports. Upload the Import Licence, Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS), and Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) in e-Sanchit prior to customs out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence · Document codes 911001, 0110FS, 6570FS, 851000 · ITC (HS) policy condition 1 of Chapter 09
2
Route the consignment only through one of the 79 designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Confirm that any labelling deficiencies are rectified at the customs bonded warehouse before visual inspection, per the rectifiable-labelling dispensation under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022
3
Do not attempt import under a Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA): all spices, including badian, fall under Appendix 4J and are subject to a pre-import condition, making DFIA ineligible irrespective of the intended end use. Consignments presented under DFIA will be rejected at the bill-of-entry stage.
DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025 dated 22-09-2025

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is assuming that a current FSSAI Import Licence and uploaded e-Sanchit documents fully discharge the import obligation, while overlooking the DFIA ineligibility under DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025. Importers who routinely use DFIA for other spice inputs must explicitly exclude badian — a consignment routed under DFIA is treated as an ITC (HS) policy violation regardless of the FSSAI clearance, and the designated-port restriction under General Note 4(D) applies concurrently with all FSSAI documentation.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0909 62 20 require BIS certification?

No, crushed or ground badian is not within the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers spice seeds under Chapter 09. 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 1 of Chapter 09 administered by DGFT.

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

Four mandatory documents must be uploaded: Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Food Grade Certificate (6570FS), Phytosanitary Certificate (851000), and FSSAI Import Licence (911001); failure to upload any of these before out-of-charge will result in the bill of entry being held by the proper officer.

Can badian be imported under a Duty Free Import Authorisation?

No. Per DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025 dated 22-09-2025, all spices fall under Appendix 4J and are subject to a pre-import condition, making import under DFIA impermissible under any circumstances irrespective of the intended end use.

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