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Cucumbers and gherkins

Cucumbers and gherkins preserved in vinegar or acetic acid

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2001 10 00 (Cucumbers and gherkins) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence and label-compliance requirements under the Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017. Consignments must enter only through the designated food-import ports notified under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and enforced by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

2001 10 00

Chapter

20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Designated-port 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 before filing the bill of entry and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001. Also upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS); both documents must be present in e-Sanchit before the customs proper officer grants out-of-charge.
FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) · Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import port listed 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 pending re-routing or re-export under FSSAI import-entry-point requirements.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I, ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Verify label compliance under FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before out-of-charge. Permissible labelling deficiencies — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date added by the manufacturer — may be rectified at a customs-bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker next to the principal display panel, without altering the original label.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs dated 28-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023 · FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 under F.No.Import/TFM/Apex/2022-FSSAI

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is presenting a current FSSAI Import Licence while overlooking the Specimen Copy of Label upload in e-Sanchit. Both document codes — 911001 and 0110FS — are independently mandatory, and absence of either triggers a hold at the customs out-of-charge stage even when the consignment is otherwise fully compliant. The rectifiable-labelling dispensation covers specific informational deficiencies only; it does not excuse a missing FSSAI clearance document.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2001 10 00 require BIS certification?

No, vinegar-preserved cucumbers and gherkins fall outside the BIS Quality Control Order regime; no BIS QCO covers this product family. Import is governed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India under the Food Safety and Standards (Import) Regulations, 2017, with designated-port entry-point restrictions under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022.

Which e-Sanchit documents are mandatory at the bill of entry for this tariff line?

Two documents are mandatory: the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS), both uploaded in e-Sanchit before the customs proper officer issues out-of-charge, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Customs.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after the consignment arrives at the port?

Yes, but only for the specific categories of deficiency listed in CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus and the FSSAI order dated 18-11-2022 — such as per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date added by the manufacturer — which must be rectified at a customs-bonded warehouse using a single non-detachable sticker before visual inspection by the authorised officer.

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