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Ground-nuts in shell, not roasted or cooked (other)

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 1202 41 90 (ground-nuts in shell, unroasted) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) import licensing and labelling compliance under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017. Consignments must enter through the designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) rectifiable-labelling provisions applying at customs-bonded warehouses.

What this is

HSN code

1202 41 90

Chapter

12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit; industrial or medicinal plants

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Port-compliance declaration to CBIC

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 the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and prepare a specimen copy of the label (document code 0110FS) compliant with FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Both documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before the bill of entry is filed; the proper officer verifies their presence prior to granting out-of-charge.
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
Route the consignment through a designated food-import entry point as required under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Arrival at a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and re-export irrespective of whether the FSSAI documents are otherwise in order.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Where label information does not fully comply on arrival, rectification may be carried out at a customs-bonded warehouse before visual inspection by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel. Permissible rectifiable items include per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before dates, provided the manufacturer supplies the corrected information and an authorised officer verifies it.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating the rectifiable-labelling dispensation as a broad licence to arrive under-labelled. Rectification is confined to the specific items listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus — per-serve RDA contributions and expiry/best-before dates — and must be completed before visual inspection; a missing FSSAI Import Licence or specimen label upload in e-Sanchit is not a rectifiable deficiency and will result in detention at the designated port pending full PGA re-clearance.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 1202 41 90 require BIS certification?

No, ground-nuts in shell are not covered by any BIS Quality Control Order. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with FSSAI Import Licence and specimen-label upload mandatory at the bill-of-entry stage.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit for this tariff line?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the specimen copy of the label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge is granted, per CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

What happens if the consignment arrives at a port not designated for food imports?

Arrival at a non-designated port contravenes General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022; the consignment is liable to detention and may be directed for re-export regardless of the validity of the FSSAI Import Licence.

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