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Tomatoes, whole or in pieces

Prepared or preserved tomatoes, whole or in pieces

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2002 10 00 (Tomatoes, whole or in pieces) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with consignments restricted to designated food-import entry points under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) administers the Restricted-import policy condition, and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) enforces e-Sanchit document verification before out-of-charge.

What this is

HSN code

2002 10 00

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006

Customs documentation

Import Licence from FSSAI
Specimen copy of label from FSSAI
Food-import entry-point 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 a current FSSAI Import Licence before shipment and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 at the bill of entry stage. A Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must also be uploaded; customs out-of-charge will not be granted until both documents are verified in e-Sanchit.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Label document code 0110FS
2
Route the consignment only through a designated food-import entry point compliant with General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Consignments arriving at non-designated ports are liable to detention and re-export under the applicable FSSAI Import Regulations.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023
3
Ensure label compliance with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before shipment. Where rectifiable labelling deficiencies exist — including per-serve percentage RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date gaps — rectification must be carried out at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker, without altering original label information, and verified by the authorised FSSAI officer.
CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus 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 · 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 treating label rectification as an unrestricted right rather than a conditional dispensation: the rectifiable-labelling regime under Regulation 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the FSSAI orders of 22-05-2018 and 14-01-2019 permits correction only of the specified deficiencies listed in CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus, and only at a customs bonded warehouse before FSSAI visual inspection. Presenting a consignment with substantive non-conforming label content — not merely the listed rectifiable items — results in rejection and re-export, not a warehouse cure.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2002 10 00 require BIS certification?

No, prepared or preserved tomatoes 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 Act, 2006, with a designated-port restriction under General Note 4(D) of the ITC (HS) 2022.

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

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) are both mandatory and must be uploaded in e-Sanchit; the proper officer will not grant out-of-charge until both are verified, per CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022.

Can labelling deficiencies on imported prepared tomatoes be corrected after arrival in India?

Only the specific deficiencies listed under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 are rectifiable — at a customs bonded warehouse, by non-detachable sticker, before FSSAI inspection; all other label non-conformances render the consignment liable to rejection and re-export.

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