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Homogenised vegetables

Homogenised vegetables, prepared or preserved

FSSAI CLEARANCE

HSN 2005 10 00 (Homogenised vegetables) is subject to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) Import Licence requirements under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including foreign-label compliance under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020. Consignments must enter through designated food-import ports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022, with Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) policy overlays applying at the bill of entry.

What this is

HSN code

2005 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
ITC (HS) 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
Secure the FSSAI Import Licence (document code 911001) and upload it in e-Sanchit before filing the bill of entry. The Proper Officer will verify the upload prior to granting out-of-charge; consignments where the FSSAI Import Licence is absent in e-Sanchit are detained pending rectification.
FSSAI Import Licence document code 911001 · CBIC Instruction 09/2023-Cus dated 07-03-2023
2
Upload the Specimen Copy of Label (document code 0110FS) in e-Sanchit at the bill of entry stage. Label deficiencies permitted for port rectification under the FSS (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 — including per-serve RDA contribution and expiry date — may be corrected by affixing a single non-detachable sticker at a customs bonded warehouse before inspection, without altering the original label.
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
3
Route the consignment only through a port designated for food imports under General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of the ITC (HS) 2022. Diversion to a non-designated port renders the consignment liable to detention and re-export under FSSAI import enforcement procedures.
General Note 4(D) of Schedule I of ITC (HS) 2022 · CBIC Instruction 05/2023-Cus dated 08-02-2023

A word of counsel

The most common error on this tariff line is treating label rectification as an open-ended remedy rather than a bounded dispensation. The port-rectification regime under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order of 18 November 2022 covers only specific enumerated deficiencies — per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — and permits correction solely by a non-detachable sticker affixed before FSSAI visual inspection; labels with missing mandatory declarations beyond that enumerated list cannot be rectified at port and attract rejection and re-export of the consignment.

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Frequently asked

Does HSN 2005 10 00 require BIS certification?

No, homogenised vegetables 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 mandatory FSSAI Import Licence and label-compliance requirements at the bill of entry.

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

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

Can labelling deficiencies on imported homogenised vegetables be corrected after the consignment arrives in India?

Yes, but only for the specific deficiencies enumerated under CBIC Instruction 10/2022-Cus and the FSSAI clarification order dated 18-11-2022 — namely per-serve RDA contribution and expiry/best-before date — and correction must occur at a customs bonded warehouse before FSSAI inspection using a non-detachable sticker that does not alter the original label.

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