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Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus

Prepared or preserved Agaricus mushrooms

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2003 10 00 (Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with mandatory compliance of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Consignments must enter only through designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, administered by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

What this is

HSN code

2003 10 00

Chapter

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

Primary regulator

FSSAI · Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017)

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 and upload it in e-Sanchit under document code 911001 before filing the bill of entry. 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.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · Label specimen document code 0110FS · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022
2
Route the consignment exclusively 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 or confiscation under FSSAI enforcement.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
3
Ensure labelling complies with the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 before shipment. Rectifiable deficiencies — including per-serve percentage contribution to recommended dietary allowance and expiry date — may be corrected at a customs bonded warehouse by affixing a single non-detachable sticker adjacent to the principal display panel, but only before visual inspection by the authorised FSSAI officer.
FSSAI Letter 1828/Misc Matters/FSSAI/Imports-2021 dated 17-06-2022 · CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus dated 28-06-2022 · FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is arriving at a designated port with an FSSAI Import Licence in order but with a label that has not been pre-checked against the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 in full. The rectification dispensation at the bonded warehouse is a limited carve-out — it does not extend to structural labelling non-compliance, and any rectification must be completed before the FSSAI authorised officer's visual inspection; a label defect discovered during or after inspection results in detention of the entire consignment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2003 10 00 require BIS certification?

No, prepared or preserved Agaricus mushrooms fall 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 FSSAI Import Licence and designated-port requirement as the operative clearance conditions.

Which documents must be uploaded in e-Sanchit before customs out-of-charge?

The FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and a Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) must both be uploaded in e-Sanchit; the proper officer verifies these before granting out-of-charge under CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023.

Can labelling deficiencies be corrected after the consignment arrives in India?

Yes, but only within the narrow dispensation under Regulation 6 of the FSS (Import) Regulations, 2017 and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — rectification must occur at a customs bonded warehouse by non-detachable sticker before the FSSAI authorised officer's inspection, not after.

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