Dried, bleached

Dried bleached ginger, whole and unground

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0910 11 30 (Dried, bleached ginger, neither crushed nor 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. The tariff line also carries an ITC (HS) chapter-level policy condition administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), including a minimum 25% value-addition requirement per DGFT Public Notice 08/2024-25, and import is limited to designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is

HSN code

0910 11 30

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 exporting country

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 and upload in e-Sanchit the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001), a Food Grade Certificate (document code 6570FS), a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), and a Phytosanitary Certificate (document code 851000) before filing the bill of entry. The proper officer will verify all four documents are present before granting out-of-charge.
CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
2
Confirm the consignment satisfies the Chapter 09 ITC (HS) policy condition, including the minimum 25% value-addition requirement. Route the shipment exclusively through one of the 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.
DGFT Public Notice 08/2024-25 dated 03-06-2024 · General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022
3
Do not import dried bleached ginger under a Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA). 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, making their import impermissible under DFIA irrespective of intended end use. Labelling deficiencies permissible for rectification at a customs bonded warehouse must comply with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 parameters.
DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025 dated 22-09-2025 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · 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 attempting to import dried bleached ginger under a Duty Free Import Authorisation in the belief that an end-use exemption applies. DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025 dated 22-09-2025 closes that route categorically: all spices, including ginger under Chapter 09, fall within Appendix 4J and carry a pre-import condition, and no claimed end use — including re-export or further processing — overrides the prohibition. Consignments arriving under a DFIA are liable to Restricted-import enforcement, seizure, and retrospective duty recovery.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0910 11 30 require BIS certification?

No. No BIS Quality Control Order covers dried bleached ginger or spices in this product family. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with ITC (HS) chapter-level policy conditions — including a 25% value-addition requirement — administered by DGFT.

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

Four documents must be uploaded: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Food Grade Certificate (6570FS), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), and Phytosanitary Certificate (851000); out-of-charge will not be granted until all four are verified in e-Sanchit.

Can labelling deficiencies be rectified at the port of import?

Yes, but only within the parameters of FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 and the FSSAI rectifiable-labelling dispensation — rectification must be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel without altering the original label, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022.

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