Celery

Celery seeds and celery spice (dried, whole, ground)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 0910 99 11 (Celery) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with import conditioned on the policy requirements of Chapter 09 of the ITC (HS) Import Policy administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT). A minimum 25% value addition requirement applies under DGFT Public Notice 08/2024-25, and consignments must enter only through the 79 designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

What this is

HSN code

0910 99 11

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 a current FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and ensure the foreign manufacturing facility is cleared for food export to India. 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 before filing the bill of entry; customs out-of-charge will not be granted without all four documents.
FSSAI Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
2
Confirm that the ITC (HS) Chapter 09 policy condition is met, including the minimum 25% value addition requirement. Note that spices under Appendix 4J are ineligible for import under DFIA under any circumstances — the pre-import condition is absolute regardless of intended end use.
DGFT Public Notice 08/2024-25 dated 03-06-2024 · DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025 dated 22-09-2025
3
Route the consignment through one of the 79 designated food-import entry points per General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Any labelling deficiencies permissible for rectification under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date — must be corrected at the customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker before authorised-officer inspection.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is attempting to import celery spice under a Duty Free Import Authorisation on the assumption that value-addition exemptions override the Appendix 4J pre-import condition. DGFT Policy Circular 05/2025 dated 22-09-2025 closes that route categorically: all spices fall under Appendix 4J and DFIA import is not permissible under any circumstances, irrespective of intended end use. Consignments shipped under a DFIA against this HSN face detention, retrospective duty recovery, and DGFT-policy enforcement on arrival.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 0910 99 11 require BIS certification?

No, dried celery spice falls outside 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 the ITC (HS) Chapter 09 policy conditions and a 25% minimum value addition requirement administered by DGFT.

Which document codes must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for celery imports?

Four documents are mandatory before out-of-charge: FSSAI Import Licence (911001), Specimen Copy of Label (0110FS), Food Grade Certificate (6570FS), and Phytosanitary Certificate (851000); all must be uploaded in e-Sanchit at the bill-of-entry stage.

Can celery spice be imported under a Duty Free Import Authorisation?

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

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